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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

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ruby in Fuchsite (Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)) — Mineral

Ruby in Fuchsite

Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Banded Chert / Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Vuggy Limestone (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock with Vuggy Porosity (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Vuggy Limestone

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock with Vuggy Porosity (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (̑SiO2)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Geode (unopened) (Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened)

Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)

Granite / Feldspar gravel (Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite / Feldspar gravel

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized coral (likely honeycomb or branching coral) (Fossil coral; probable Scleractinia or Tabulata, composition mainly microcrystalline CaCO₃) — fossil

Fossilized coral (likely honeycomb or branching coral)

Fossil coral; probable Scleractinia or Tabulata, composition mainly microcrystalline CaCO₃

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (fossilized)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Fossilized Tooth (Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth (Mineralized Biogenic Material)) — fossil

Fossilized Tooth

Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth (Mineralized Biogenic Material)

Travertine (Travertine (a terrestrial form of Limestone, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Travertine (a terrestrial form of Limestone, CaCO3)

Chert with Quartz Vein (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Vein

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Shale (Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)

Chert (Jasper-rich) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Shell (Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)) — fossil

Fossilized Shell

Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)

Gravel / Limestone Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Gravel / Limestone Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock

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

Chert (Field Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

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

Chert (River Cobble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)