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Mineral (Organic)

Browse mineral (organic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Black Shale

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen (Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant) — metamorphic

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen

Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant

Amber (Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Amber (Succinate (Succinite for Baltic varieties)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Succinite for Baltic varieties)

Organic Mineraloid

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone) (Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)

Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw) (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)

Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls) (Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin) — gemstone

Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)

Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin

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

Blue Apatite

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

Onyx (Black) and Mother of Pearl Inlay (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for Onyx; Aragonite (CaCO3) for Mother of Pearl) — mineral

Onyx (Black) and Mother of Pearl Inlay

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for Onyx; Aragonite (CaCO3) for Mother of Pearl

Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock (Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)) — mineral

Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock

Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)

Agate (Moss or Dendritic Agate) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Moss or Dendritic Agate)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Blue Apatite

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

Amber (Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Resinite)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Resinite)

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — mineral

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Copal) (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Shale (Laminated Fissile Pelite) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Fissile Pelite

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Coral (with Hematite and Black Pearl accents) (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Red Coral (with Hematite and Black Pearl accents)

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Banded Jasper (Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2-dominated clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2-dominated clastic rock)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Amber (Succinite) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Organic Mineraloid

Amber with Organic Inclusions (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineraloid

Amber with Organic Inclusions

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Blue Apatite

Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)