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Sedimentary (Fossilized Organic Remain)

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

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Sapropel

Petrified Wood

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Amber

Black Shale

Conglomerate

Jet

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Oil Shale

Kambaba Jasper

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork) (Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork)

Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Fossil)

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Agate (Moss or Green Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Moss or Green Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized turtle shell fragment (Testudines indeterminate; shell bone permineralized with silica/carbonate minerals) — fossil

Fossilized turtle shell fragment

Testudines indeterminate; shell bone permineralized with silica/carbonate minerals

Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Rugosa (Order Rugosa)) — fossil

Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)

Rugosa (Order Rugosa)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Light Variety) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Light Variety)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint) Artifact

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Calcite (Zebra Calcite) (Calcite (CaCO3) with trace organic or oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (Zebra Calcite)

Calcite (CaCO3) with trace organic or oxide inclusions

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

Shale (or Mudstone) (Siltstone/Argillite (composed mainly of clay and silt-sized particles)) — sedimentary

Shale (or Mudstone)

Siltstone/Argillite (composed mainly of clay and silt-sized particles)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)

Banded Chert (Ironstone type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Ironstone type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Chert (Jasper/River Stone) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/River Stone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Bituminous Coal (Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Coal (Bituminous coal (Complex organic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Coal

Bituminous coal (Complex organic sedimentary rock)

Shale with Coprolite influence (Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale with Coprolite influence

Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variant Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variant Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)