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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

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Green variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Field-collected specimen) (Chert (Crystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field-collected specimen)

Chert (Crystalline Silica, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian and Green Calcite (Volcanic Glass and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — igneous and sedimentary/mineral

Obsidian and Green Calcite

Volcanic Glass and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

igneous and sedimentary/mineral

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Yellow Chert or Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert or Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (with Quartz Vein)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite with Iron Oxide Vein (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Hematite/Limonite impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Oxide Vein

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Hematite/Limonite impurities)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)

Optical Calcite (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic rock (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Brown Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Chalcedony) (Chert (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Chalcedony)

Chert (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Chert (Tan/Buff variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Buff variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Radiolarite) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Radiolarite

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Polished white marble (Recrystallized calcite, primarily CaCO₃) — metamorphic

Polished white marble

Recrystallized calcite, primarily CaCO₃

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

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossil Shell (Bivalve) (Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Fossil Shell (Bivalve)

Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia

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

Chert (Chalcedony / Agate Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)