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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

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone) (Permineralized Vertebrate Remains) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)

Permineralized Vertebrate Remains

Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz) (Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image) — gemstone

Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz)

Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)

Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fragment (Mammuthus / Mammut molar fragment) — fossil

Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fragment

Mammuthus / Mammut molar fragment

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth

Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert (Nodule) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda) — fossil

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide, SiC) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide, SiC

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil (Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)) — fossil

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil

Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)

Tumbled Jasper and Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Tumbled Jasper and Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate) (Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture) — anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate)

Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture

anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide, SiO2) — Mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide, SiO2

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

Chert (varietal Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Limonite (Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite

Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)

Quartz (Pink/Rose or Hematinoid Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Pink/Rose or Hematinoid Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone Pebble (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica (Muscovite or Biotite) (Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)

Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)