Rock Identifier

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Biogenic Material

Browse biogenic material specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Peat

Diatomite

Dunite

Limonite

Diamond

Peacock Opal

Metarhyolite

Rhodochrosite

Shell Opal

Madagascar Opal

Lavender Obsidian

Electric Blue Obsidian

Micrometeorite (Spherule) (Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule) — mineral

Micrometeorite (Spherule)

Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule

Quartz (Chert/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz (Chert/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate (Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony) — metamorphic

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate

Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony

Chondrite Meteorite (Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass (Amorphous silica glass) — man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass

Amorphous silica glass

man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Note: No specimen visible — N/A

Note: No specimen visible

Ring with an Orange Inlay (N/A (Man-made object)) — Man-made Object (Ring)

Ring with an Orange Inlay

N/A (Man-made object)

Man-made Object (Ring)

Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond) (Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond)

Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)

Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement) — mineral

Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz Chip (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Chip

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concrete fragment with Aggregate (Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)

Concrete fragment with Aggregate

Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate

sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)

Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel (Granitoid) — igneous

Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel

Granitoid

Concrete Fragment (Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)) — sedimentary

Concrete Fragment

Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with various silicates)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with various silicates)

Quartzite River Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

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

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble (Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)) — sedimentary

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble

Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix

Pumice or Scoria (Vesicular volcanic rock) — Igneous

Pumice or Scoria

Vesicular volcanic rock

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock) (Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)

Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone

Diamond (C) — gemstone

Diamond

C

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Coquina (Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)

Diamond (in a gold ring) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a gold ring)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)