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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

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)

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

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz with Feldspar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Feldspar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Chert (Iron-stained variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

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

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nHeO)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nHeO)

Zebra Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized Calcite)) — metamorphic

Zebra Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized Calcite)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide SiO2)) — sedimentary

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide SiO2)

Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute) (Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)) — metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)

Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)

Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)

metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth

Red jasper / iron-rich chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite) — sedimentary

Red jasper / iron-rich chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite

Olivine (Peridot) ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

(Mg,Fe)2SiO4

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)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3

Gray River Pebble (Limestone or Greywacke) (Sedimentary Pebble (Calcite / Quartz composition)) — sedimentary

Gray River Pebble (Limestone or Greywacke)

Sedimentary Pebble (Calcite / Quartz composition)

Clear Quartz (Faceted) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Faceted)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Carved Statue) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Carved Statue)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peridotite (Olivine Rock) (Peridotite (composed largely of olivine, (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — igneous

Peridotite (Olivine Rock)

Peridotite (composed largely of olivine, (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Limestone with Gastropod Fossil (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Gastropoda inclusion) — fossil

Limestone with Gastropod Fossil

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Gastropoda inclusion

Bauxite (Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)

Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Planet Earth (Gaia (Silicate Terrestrial Planet)) — metamorphic

Planet Earth

Gaia (Silicate Terrestrial Planet)

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)

White seed-bead gemstone strand, likely freshwater pearl or shell pearl (Pearl: nacreous calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in conchiolin; identification uncertain from image) — gemstone

White seed-bead gemstone strand, likely freshwater pearl or shell pearl

Pearl: nacreous calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in conchiolin; identification uncertain from image