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Organic (Sedimentary Associated)

Browse organic (sedimentary associated) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Chert (River Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and carbon inclusions) — sedimentary

Tumbled Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and carbon inclusions

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Chert (specifically Yellow/Honey Jasper variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow/Honey Jasper variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood with Lichen (Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens) — fossil

Petrified Wood with Lichen

Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Green Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone) (Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone)

Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)

Chert (often found as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often found as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Green Chert/Jasper) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Chert/Jasper)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (Green Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone) (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)

Chert (Nodular Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often associated with Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often associated with Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal transition) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal transition)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Botryoidal pyrite (likely with quartz or chlorite matrix) (Pyrite, FeS₂; botryoidal aggregate) — mineral

Botryoidal pyrite (likely with quartz or chlorite matrix)

Pyrite, FeS₂; botryoidal aggregate

Pyrite-bearing Schist (Pyritic Quartz-Mica Schist with FeS2 inclusion) — metamorphic

Pyrite-bearing Schist

Pyritic Quartz-Mica Schist with FeS2 inclusion

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished black stone, likely shungite (Shungite; carbon-rich mineraloid composed mainly of amorphous carbon, with silica and other minerals) — mineral

Polished black stone, likely shungite

Shungite; carbon-rich mineraloid composed mainly of amorphous carbon, with silica and other minerals

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Likely weathered flint or chert fragment (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly siliceous chert/flint) — sedimentary

Likely weathered flint or chert fragment

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly siliceous chert/flint