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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

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate) (Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)

Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate

sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Pearl (with Peridot) (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Pearl (with Peridot)

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Limestone Riprap (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Riprap

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartzite River Pebble (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebble

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Basalt (Afanitic Mafic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Afanitic Mafic Basalt

Quartzite with Mica Matrix (Metamorphic Quartz-Mica Schist/Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Mica Matrix

Metamorphic Quartz-Mica Schist/Quartzite

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

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

Agate (Common Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Banded Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bivalve Seashell Fossil (Class Bivalvia) — fossil

Bivalve Seashell Fossil

Class Bivalvia

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (principally Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Sandstone (Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Black Onyx (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with organic/iron impurities)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with organic/iron impurities)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts

Porphyritic Basalt

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))

Generic Rock Fragment (Rock Fragment) — sedimentary

Generic Rock Fragment

Rock Fragment

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

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

Banded Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Chalcedony/Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Chalcedony/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (with Quartz Veining) (Chert (formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Chert (formula: SiO2)