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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

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Baltic Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Baltic Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous Coal) — sedimentary

Coal

Anthracite or Bituminous Coal

Cardstock (Paper) (Cellulose (C6H10O5)n) — sedimentary (man-made)

Cardstock (Paper)

Cellulose (C6H10O5)n

sedimentary (man-made)

Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis) (Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)) — Mineral-like biological tissue

Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis)

Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)

Mineral-like biological tissue

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Shungite (Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon, C)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon, C)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Freshwater Pearl (Aragonite / Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Freshwater Pearl

Aragonite / Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Weathered porphyritic basalt (Basalt, likely plagioclase-phyric basalt; primarily a fine-grained aggregate of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron-titanium oxides) — igneous

Weathered porphyritic basalt

Basalt, likely plagioclase-phyric basalt; primarily a fine-grained aggregate of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron-titanium oxides

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

Chalcedony (Common Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite

Calcareous Tufa (or Travertine) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Calcareous Tufa (or Travertine)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized Tooth Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)) — fossil

Fossilized Tooth Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (potentially Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus) (Otodus obliquus; hydroxyapatite (mineralized form Ca5(PO4)3(OH))) — sedimentary (fossiliferous)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)

Otodus obliquus; hydroxyapatite (mineralized form Ca5(PO4)3(OH))

sedimentary (fossiliferous)

Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greensand) (Glauconitic Siliciclastic Rock (Containing (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greensand)

Glauconitic Siliciclastic Rock (Containing (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Freshwater Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite) — gemstone

Freshwater Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)