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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

Coral Rock

Rock Gypsum

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Fossilized Dinosaur Bone (Perineralized Bone (Fluorapatite/Quartz replacement)) — fossil

Fossilized Dinosaur Bone

Perineralized Bone (Fluorapatite/Quartz replacement)

Chert (and Limestone) River Cobble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone) River Cobble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Limestone Pebbles) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Sedimentary Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone Pebbles)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Sedimentary Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Tabulate Coral) (Scleractinia or Tabulata (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Tabulate Coral)

Scleractinia or Tabulata (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (CaCO3 with Limonite/Goethite staining)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 with Limonite/Goethite staining)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Ironstone variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Ironstone variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Chert (SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fossil inclusions

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Coal (Anthracite) (Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Coal (Anthracite)

Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

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

Banded Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Red / Iron-stained) (Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red / Iron-stained)

Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coal (Bituminous) (Organic sedimentary rock primarily consisting of carbon (C)) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous)

Organic sedimentary rock primarily consisting of carbon (C)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock with trace fossils (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock with trace fossils (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Shell in Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains) — fossil

Fossilized Shell in Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)

Pink Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Pink Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Fossilized Bone / Dinosaur Fossil (Fossilized vertebrate bone (permineralized)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone / Dinosaur Fossil

Fossilized vertebrate bone (permineralized)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Fe/Mg/Mn/Chlorite)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Fe/Mg/Mn/Chlorite)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)

Shale (Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (or Fossiliferous Limestone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Fossiliferous Limestone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)