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Organic (Sedimentary Context)

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

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

Chert (Pebble)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (and Quartzite) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Quartzite)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Coral (Favosites) (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Favosites)

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Jasper with Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic sandstone ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils

Limestone (or Sandstone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Limestone (or Sandstone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)

Amber (Copal) (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale) (Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)

Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)

Silty Shale or Mudstone (Siltstone/Mudstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Silty Shale or Mudstone

Siltstone/Mudstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone (Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone

Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)

Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock (Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)) — mineral

Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock

Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)

Hag Stone (Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint or Limestone)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint or Limestone)

Weathered fossil fragment, possibly bone (Indeterminate fossilized bone; likely mineralized vertebrate bone (apatite-rich)) — fossil

Weathered fossil fragment, possibly bone

Indeterminate fossilized bone; likely mineralized vertebrate bone (apatite-rich)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Shale (Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark (Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark

Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil bivalve shell (Ribbed pectinid or related bivalve; originally calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃), likely partially mineralized) — fossil

Fossil bivalve shell

Ribbed pectinid or related bivalve; originally calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃), likely partially mineralized

Fossilized bone, likely a large vertebrate limb or rib fragment (Petrified bone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image) — fossil

Fossilized bone, likely a large vertebrate limb or rib fragment

Petrified bone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image

Amber (Succinite (amorphous organic polymer)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (amorphous organic polymer)

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

Chert (variations include Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Starfish Fossil (Asteroidea fossil) — fossil

Starfish Fossil

Asteroidea fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod (Brachiopoda (Phylum)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod

Brachiopoda (Phylum)

Olive Sea Shell Fossil (Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Olive Sea Shell Fossil

Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Shungite (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock) — mineral

Shungite

Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)