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Mineral (Biogenic Silica

Browse mineral (biogenic silica specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Diatomite

Blue Quartz

Blue Jasper

Ribbon Jasper

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Dendritic Opal

Landscape Opal

Starry Night Obsidian

Feather Jasper

Moss Opal

Talc

Eltyubyuite

Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell) (Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)) — mineral (biogenic silica/calcium carbonate substrate)

Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell)

Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)

mineral (biogenic silica/calcium carbonate substrate)

Spiny Oyster Shell (Spondylus (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Spiny Oyster Shell

Spondylus (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Kidney Stone (Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper / Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin) — mineral

Pearl

Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin

Seashell (Calcium Carbonate) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (as a Biogenic Mineral) (Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl (as a Biogenic Mineral)

Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3

Chert (Agate / Jasper pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agate / Jasper pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Cleavable Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Cleavable Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Pearl (Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Tooth Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)) — fossil

Fossilized Tooth Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert / Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper / Iron-stained Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper / Iron-stained Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Sea Snail Shell (Top Shell) (Trochidae family (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Sea Snail Shell (Top Shell)

Trochidae family (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint / Jasper / Hornstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment) — sedimentary

Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment

Banded chert or flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide and dark organic/mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Banded chert or flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide and dark organic/mineral impurities

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

Chert (Arrowhead Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Abalone Shell (Nacre) (Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral) — mineral

Abalone Shell (Nacre)

Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral

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

Green Chert (Jasper / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible iron-oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible iron-oxide impurities

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint / Agate Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (or Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (or Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth

Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)