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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

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment

Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Pseudomorph) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Pseudomorph)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Bivalve / Ostreid Shell (Hag Stone / Perforated Pebble) (Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Fossil Bivalve / Ostreid Shell (Hag Stone / Perforated Pebble)

Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia

Banded Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement) — mineral

Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement

Red jasper (iron-rich chalcedony), possibly brecciated (Jasper: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides/hydroxides) — mineral

Red jasper (iron-rich chalcedony), possibly brecciated

Jasper: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides/hydroxides

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Carnelian (Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety), SiO2) — gemstone

Carnelian

Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety), SiO2

Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica)

Gneiss

Anthracite (Anthracite coal) — metamorphic

Anthracite

Anthracite coal

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Carnelian (Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cloudy Gray) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Cloudy Gray)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert / Flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Jasper (Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (SiO2)

Jasper (likely river-worn) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (likely river-worn)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Chert (Flint Nodular)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule) — mineral

Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule

Jasper Conglomerate (Polymictic Conglomerate with Jasper and Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper Conglomerate

Polymictic Conglomerate with Jasper and Quartz