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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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hydration) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hydration

Yellow Chert (River Stone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Stone)

Chert (SiO2)

Quartzite river stone (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite river stone

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-rich or Slate-like variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-rich or Slate-like variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Mudstone (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic with Fossiliferous Inclusions)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Mudstone

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic with Fossiliferous Inclusions)

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

Chert (Flint pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / River Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Lamniformes (order) fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Lamniformes (order) fossil

Chert Nodules or Concretion (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules or Concretion

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix

Chert (Jaspery variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jaspery variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (variations include Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically varieties like Chalcedony or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically varieties like Chalcedony or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Carnelian/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Field Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host

Green Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)