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Sedimentary (Fossilized Organic Matter)

Browse sedimentary (fossilized organic matter) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Petrified Wood

Amber

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Oil Shale

Matte Obsidian

Black Shale

Conglomerate

Jet

Peat

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

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

Amber (Succinates (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (C10H16O)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam) (Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam)

Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Travertine (Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)

Shale (Laminated Fissile Pelite) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Fissile Pelite

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Sandstone (Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone

Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia) (Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineraloid

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)

Fossilized Tree Resin

Amber (Fossilized tree resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized tree resin

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)) — sedimentary

Dragon Blood Jasper

Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)

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)

Fossilized Coprolite (Coprolite (fossilized feces)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coprolite

Coprolite (fossilized feces)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

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

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (fossilized)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Native Carbon), Formula: C) — Metamorphic

Graphite

Graphite (Native Carbon), Formula: C

Amber / Copal (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)) — Mineraloid

Amber / Copal

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)

Glauconite (Sandstone or Shale) (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Sandstone or Shale)

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Amber (Copal) (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Fossil Coral (Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Fossil Crab (Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)) — sedimentary

Fossil Crab

Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)

Amber with Fossil Inclusion (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)) — fossil

Amber with Fossil Inclusion

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora) (Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)) — mineralized fossil

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora)

Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)

mineralized fossil

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone with high Glauconite concentration ((K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone with high Glauconite concentration ((K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic arenite (contains (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic arenite (contains (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

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)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (Shale)

Anthracite Coal (Carbon (with organic impurities)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Carbon (with organic impurities)

Black Chert (Carbonaceous Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Black Chert

Carbonaceous Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)