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Organic (Sedimentary Context)

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

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Silicified Gastropod Fossil (Agatized Fossil) (Gastropoda (Class) preserved in Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Silicified Gastropod Fossil (Agatized Fossil)

Gastropoda (Class) preserved in Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Basanite / Jasperoid) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Basanite / Jasperoid)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert Concretion (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coal (Bituminous coal (Complex organic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Coal

Bituminous coal (Complex organic sedimentary rock)

Fossilized Tooth Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)) — fossil

Fossilized Tooth Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Glauconitic) (Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 + (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Glauconitic)

Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 + (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Shale (Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (Shale)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Inclusions) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Inclusions

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

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Kalkstein (Marl/Sandstone) (Fossiliferous calcarenite/siltstone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Kalkstein (Marl/Sandstone)

Fossiliferous calcarenite/siltstone

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Natural freshwater pearls (Pearl (nacreous calcium carbonate; chiefly aragonite, CaCO₃)) — gemstone

Natural freshwater pearls

Pearl (nacreous calcium carbonate; chiefly aragonite, CaCO₃)

Oyster Shell Fragment (Crassostrea virginica (or related Bivalvia)) — fossil

Oyster Shell Fragment

Crassostrea virginica (or related Bivalvia)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble (Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)) — sedimentary

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble

Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)

Chert Concretion / Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion / Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)