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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

Chert (Flint) with Chalk Cortex (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Chalk Cortex

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Feldspar-Quartz-Mica Intrusive)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Feldspar-Quartz-Mica Intrusive)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Chert (Opaline or Microcrystalline Jasper/Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Opaline or Microcrystalline Jasper/Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone) (Epidote-bearing Metabasalt) — metamorphic

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)

Epidote-bearing Metabasalt

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Agate/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Agate/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Chalcedony (Agate Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx') (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx')

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartz-veined Limestone (Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Limestone

Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets

Murex Fossil (Muricidae (Calcium Carbonate fossilization)) — fossil

Murex Fossil

Muricidae (Calcium Carbonate fossilization)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tumbled green aventurine (Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine

Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite inclusions

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly termed carnelian) — mineral

Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly termed carnelian

Quartzite or Quartz Vein Material (SiO2) — metamorphic

Quartzite or Quartz Vein Material

SiO2

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic arenite / Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic arenite / Quartz arenite)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Limestone Gravel (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Gravel

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone (Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone

Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Basalt (River Pebble) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt

Diamond (C (Carbon)) — mineral

Diamond

C (Carbon)

Granite Sand and Gravel Mix (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Plutonic Assemblage) — igneous

Granite Sand and Gravel Mix

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Plutonic Assemblage