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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

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pebble (Lithic fragment / Water-worn rock) — sedimentary

Pebble

Lithic fragment / Water-worn rock

Sandstone with Iron Weathering (Quartz Arenite / Weathered Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Weathering

Quartz Arenite / Weathered Sandstone

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic rock)

Red Sandstone (Quartz Arenite (iron-stained)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Quartz Arenite (iron-stained)

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

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Unakite (Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant composition)

Granite (Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Spherulitic Agate / Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — mineral

Spherulitic Agate / Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Gravel / Limestone Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Gravel / Limestone Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock

Quartzite pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (or Quartz) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (or Quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone) (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Siltstone or Fine-grained) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Siltstone or Fine-grained)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)

Red Jasper with Quartz Vein (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Quartz Vein

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3)

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (lithic arenite or arkose with iron oxide)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (lithic arenite or arkose with iron oxide)

Milky Quartz/Gray Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz/Gray Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Thulite in Matrix (Pink Zoisite - Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) — metamorphic

Thulite in Matrix

Pink Zoisite - Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)

Diorite (Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)

Limestone (River Pebble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)