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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Paper (Cellulose) (Cellulose (C6H10O5)n) — Organic (Anthropogenic)

Paper (Cellulose)

Cellulose (C6H10O5)n

Organic (Anthropogenic)

Amber (Succinrite (Organic Gemstone)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinrite (Organic Gemstone)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Basanite / Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Basanite / Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin) — gemstone

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin

Kidney Stone (Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite

Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid) (Phylum Brachiopoda, Order Spiriferida (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary (fossilized organic remains)

Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid)

Phylum Brachiopoda, Order Spiriferida (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

sedimentary (fossilized organic remains)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Chert (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Coral Fossil (Scleractinia) (Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Coral Fossil (Scleractinia)

Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)

Flint with Fossil Inclusion (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains) — sedimentary

Flint with Fossil Inclusion

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble/Finger Stone) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble/Finger Stone)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chert (Flint/Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Shale (or Mudstone) (Siltstone/Argillite (composed mainly of clay and silt-sized particles)) — sedimentary

Shale (or Mudstone)

Siltstone/Argillite (composed mainly of clay and silt-sized particles)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate) (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — Sedimentary Rock

Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Sedimentary Rock

Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony) (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Metamorphic Rock

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Turquoise and Red Coral (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)