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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

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Organic Mineraloid

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with indeterminate biogenic remains) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with indeterminate biogenic remains

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Quartzo-feldspathic fossil wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Quartzo-feldspathic fossil wood)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth

Weathered fossil fragment, possibly bone (Indeterminate fossilized bone; likely mineralized vertebrate bone (apatite-rich)) — fossil

Weathered fossil fragment, possibly bone

Indeterminate fossilized bone; likely mineralized vertebrate bone (apatite-rich)

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

Chert (River Cobble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert with Quartz Vein (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Vein

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Polished/Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale with Iron Staining (Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Shale with Iron Staining

Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized bone fragment (Petrified bone, mineral-replaced vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment

Petrified bone, mineral-replaced vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint variant) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Geode (Unopened) (Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions

Chert (and its variety Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and its variety Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Raw) (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Raw)

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Geode (unopened) (Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened)

Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Granite / Feldspar gravel (Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite / Feldspar gravel

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Chert (Flint nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (fossilized)

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

Chert Pebble Map

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)