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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 (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Chert (Pink/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper-rich) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil (Sedimentary limestone, calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil

Sedimentary limestone, calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora) (Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)) — mineralized fossil

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora)

Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)

mineralized fossil

Limestone (with possible Crinoid or Fossil Impression) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcite) — sedimentary

Limestone (with possible Crinoid or Fossil Impression)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcite

Chert Pebble (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (or Limestone) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Limestone)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained or Dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained or Dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil inclusions (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Travertine (Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)

Quartz (possibly milky quartz) (Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (possibly milky quartz)

Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)

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

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Siderite / Hematite-bearing Sedimentary Rock

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock

Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone (Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone) — sedimentary

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone

Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone

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

Chert (Jasper/Black Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)