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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

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

Hag Stone

Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)

Jasper (specifically Chert/Ironstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Chert/Ironstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Almandine Garnet in Schist (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Schist

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Zebra Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various impurities) — Sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various impurities

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Arrowhead)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartzite with inclusions (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Quartzite (SiO2)

Brachiopod Fossil in Chert (Phylum Brachiopoda within Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil in Chert

Phylum Brachiopoda within Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Snakeskin Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and calcium carbonate inclusions) — sedimentary

Snakeskin Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and calcium carbonate inclusions

Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist) (Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist)

Chlorite Schist

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Iron-rich flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert) — sedimentary

Iron-rich flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert

Polished pale stone, likely limestone or quartzite pebble (Most consistent with micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), though the image cannot confirm mineralogy) — sedimentary

Polished pale stone, likely limestone or quartzite pebble

Most consistent with micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), though the image cannot confirm mineralogy

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

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

Yellow Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Greenschist (Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)

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

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Biotite Mica (Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Biotite Mica

Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2

Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)