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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 (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert Pebble

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Concretion (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Shale (Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale

Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils

Moss-covered Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Pocket (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) rock with biological moss coating) — sedimentary

Moss-covered Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Pocket

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) rock with biological moss coating

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion) — sedimentary

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Brecciated Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite) (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)

Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Shell in Limestone (Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shell in Limestone

Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock

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

Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)

Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone) (Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)

Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)

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

Chert (White Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Bituminous Coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)

Chert (Jaspery variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jaspery variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone with Brachiopod/Crinoid fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone with Brachiopod/Crinoid fragments

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Chert Concretion with Iron Oxide Staining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion with Iron Oxide Staining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)