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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 (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Organic Mineraloid) - C10H16O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Organic Mineraloid) - C10H16O

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Amber (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonaceous inclusions) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonaceous inclusions

Basalt with Xenolith (Extrusive Igneous Rock containing Mantle Xenolith) — igneous

Basalt with Xenolith

Extrusive Igneous Rock containing Mantle Xenolith

Fossil Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)) — sedimentary

Fossil Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Lamniformes (order) - likely Cretalamna or Carcharias species) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Lamniformes (order) - likely Cretalamna or Carcharias species

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconite (Greensand Articulated Sandstone) (Glauconite ((K, Na)(Fe, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand Articulated Sandstone)

Glauconite ((K, Na)(Fe, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood / Red Jasper (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood / Red Jasper

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)

Shale (Argillite / Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shale

Jasper (Silicon dioxide, SiO2) — Mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide, SiO2

Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment (Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment

Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Basalt with Quartz Vein (Mafic volcanic rock with hydrothermal SiO2 filling) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Vein

Mafic volcanic rock with hydrothermal SiO2 filling

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Flint)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Flint)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (White Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (with Quartz Druzy) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Druzy)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Black Jasper (Black Stone / River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), Opaque variety of Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Black Jasper (Black Stone / River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), Opaque variety of Chalcedony

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Limestone (Crushed Gravel) (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Crushed Gravel)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (with Limestone matrix) (Chert (Silica: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone matrix)

Chert (Silica: SiO2)

Polished green moss agate cabochon (Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals) — mineral

Polished green moss agate cabochon

Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals