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Organic Structure (Not A Rock)

Browse organic structure (not a rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Petrified Wood

Crocodile Jasper

Crocodile Jasper

Opalized Wood

Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Inclusions) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Inclusions

Lapis lazuli (Lapis lazuli; primarily lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S), with calcite and pyrite) — metamorphic

Lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli; primarily lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S), with calcite and pyrite

Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch) (Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)) — Non-geological

Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)

Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))

Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite) (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)) — Non-geological / Synthetic

Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)

Non-geological / Synthetic

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

Chert (Flint)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — gemstone

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

Chert (Limestone/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Limestone/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex) (Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica) — sedimentary

Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)

Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — gemstone

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities) — sedimentary (microcrystalline quartz)

Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities

sedimentary (microcrystalline quartz)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossilized Bivalve (Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve

Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2

Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silica - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silica - SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)

Pearl strand (Nacreous pearl, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin protein) — gemstone

Pearl strand

Nacreous pearl, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin protein

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

Chert (Jasper type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coal (Bituminous Coal / Anthracite) — sedimentary

Coal

Bituminous Coal / Anthracite

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction (Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction

Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth fossil

Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill (Quartz-cemented quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill

Quartz-cemented quartz arenite

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)

Geode (Unopened) (SiO2 (Quartz-filled Sedimentary Nodule)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

SiO2 (Quartz-filled Sedimentary Nodule)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — gemstone

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale or Slaty Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Slaty Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Smurf Rock (Fictional Interpretation) (Cyanus Anthropomorphicus (Geologic Simulation)) — Artificial/Fantasy Object

Smurf Rock (Fictional Interpretation)

Cyanus Anthropomorphicus (Geologic Simulation)

Artificial/Fantasy Object

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

Chert (and Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)