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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

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz pebble or seed/crumb (SiO2 (if quartz)) — mineral

Quartz pebble or seed/crumb

SiO2 (if quartz)

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral) (Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)

Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)

Limestone with Stylolites (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Stylolites

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone pebble (Sedimentary rock, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone pebble

Sedimentary rock, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / CaCO3 with fossil fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / CaCO3 with fossil fragments

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

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and other mineral impurities) — sedimentary (chemical/biological origin)

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and other mineral impurities

sedimentary (chemical/biological origin)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Limestone (Fossiliferous)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone) (Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)

Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite

Concretion (Septarian or Siderite Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian or Siderite Concretion

Shale (Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (similar to anthracite coal or meta-anthracite)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (similar to anthracite coal or meta-anthracite)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)

Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix (Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)) — sedimentary

Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)

Chert (White-Tan variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (White-Tan variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)