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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

Dark gray flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with minor chalcedony and impurities) — sedimentary

Dark gray flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with minor chalcedony and impurities

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Quartzo-feldspathic fossil wood)

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

Geode (Unopened)

Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)

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

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tahitian black pearl strand (Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre) — gemstone

Tahitian black pearl strand

Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre

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)

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)

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

Banded Chert / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Granite / Feldspar gravel

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Geode (unopened)

Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Amber (Succinicum (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinicum (C10H16O)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

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

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)

Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Bivalve seashell (Calcareous shell, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃); likely a modern cockle or related bivalve) — fossil

Bivalve seashell

Calcareous shell, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃); likely a modern cockle or related bivalve

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Limestone (Fossiliferous)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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)

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)

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

Quartz pebble or seed/crumb

SiO2 (if quartz)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyritic Mudstone (Argillaceous rock (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Mudstone

Argillaceous rock (FeS2)

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

Bituminous Coal

Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Chondrichthyes fossil) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Chondrichthyes fossil