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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

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)

Red Jasper (possibly Petrified Wood) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary (secondary formation)

Red Jasper (possibly Petrified Wood)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

sedimentary (secondary formation)

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Chert / Sandstone Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Silicified Sandstone) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Sandstone Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Silicified Sandstone

Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Geode (Goethite / Hematite Concretion (Fe3O4 / FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Geode

Goethite / Hematite Concretion (Fe3O4 / FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)

Chert (with Quartz veins) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz veins)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert Pebble (Flint)

Microcrystalline/Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Druzy Quartz Geode (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Druzy Quartz Geode

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite-stained Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite-stained Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Chert / River Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodular) (Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodular)

Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (amorphous organic polymer)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (amorphous organic polymer)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Stone) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Stone)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Coral (Cnidaria fossil / Calcite-replaced coral) — fossil

Fossilized Coral

Cnidaria fossil / Calcite-replaced coral

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

Pitted Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Pitted Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite-rich Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite-rich Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Banded)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Brown Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion) — sedimentary

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)