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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

Honey Calcite Sphere (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite Sphere

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite with Chert inclusions (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Chert inclusions

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

$Veined Quartzite / Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic rock with iron oxide-filled fractures) — sedimentary$

Veined Quartzite / Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock

Siliciclastic rock with iron oxide-filled fractures

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Chert (Jasper / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (Iron-Stained)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Pink Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and/or Biotite composition)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and/or Biotite composition)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone) (Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone)

Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock) — mineral

White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Quartz)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Chert (with small quartz inclusion) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with small quartz inclusion)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite in Matrix (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite in Matrix

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

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

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gneiss (High-grade foliated metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade foliated metamorphic rock

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Siltstone River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Siltstone River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)