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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

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin

Amber (Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Lignite (Brown Coal) (Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Lignite (Brown Coal)

Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)

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

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite (Silica Glass)) — mineral

Fulgurite

Lechatelierite (Silica Glass)

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

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)

Fossilized Tree Resin

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

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

Anthracite Coal

Carbon (with organic impurities)

Coal (Bituminous / Anthracite) (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous Rock)) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous / Anthracite)

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous Rock)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Graphite

Graphite (Native Carbon), Formula: C

Likely fossil shell fragment (Indeterminate mollusk fossil; possibly a gastropod or bivalve in limestone) — fossil

Likely fossil shell fragment

Indeterminate mollusk fossil; possibly a gastropod or bivalve in limestone

Amber (Succinates (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (C10H16O)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Amber (Copal) (Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)) — Mineral

Amber (Copal)

Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)

Shale (Laminated Fissile Pelite) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Fissile Pelite

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)

Fossil oyster shell (Fossilized bivalve, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea) — fossil

Fossil oyster shell

Fossilized bivalve, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea

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 (likely brown flint) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedonic quartz aggregate)) — sedimentary

Chert (likely brown flint)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedonic quartz aggregate)

Travertine (Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)

Fossilized Coprolite (Coprolite (fossilized feces)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coprolite

Coprolite (fossilized feces)

Flint with Fossil Inclusion (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains) — sedimentary

Flint with Fossil Inclusion

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Fossil Crab

Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)

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

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora)

Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)

mineralized fossil

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (fossilized)

Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone (Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites) — mineral/sedimentary

Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone

Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites

mineral/sedimentary

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

Black Chert

Carbonaceous Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Fossiliferous Sandstone (Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone

Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils

Likely bituminous coal (Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually) — sedimentary

Likely bituminous coal

Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually

Geode (Unopened) (Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)

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

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)

Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)

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

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Fossilized Clam)

Bivalvia (class) / CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)