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Mineral (Silicate Replaced Organic Material)

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

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc

Eltyubyuite

Peat

Paracelsian

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Banalsite

Hemimorphite

Mica

Shattuckite

Skarn

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished black stone, likely basalt or black jasper (Indeterminate; possible fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or black jasper/microcrystalline quartz) — igneous

Polished black stone, likely basalt or black jasper

Indeterminate; possible fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or black jasper/microcrystalline quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles fragment) (Elasmobranchii (Fossilized tooth root / crown section)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles fragment)

Elasmobranchii (Fossilized tooth root / crown section)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (likely flint), possibly chalcedony-rich (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (quartz/chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Chert (likely flint), possibly chalcedony-rich

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (quartz/chalcedony)

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chalcedony, iron oxides, and assorted silicate inclusions) — mineral

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chalcedony, iron oxides, and assorted silicate inclusions

Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Chert with Limestone Cortex (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert with Limestone Cortex

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized gastropod, likely a small marine snail; exact genus cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized gastropod, likely a small marine snail; exact genus cannot be determined from the image

Polished granite or gneiss cobble (Banding of quartz, feldspar, mica, and ferromagnesian minerals; likely gneiss, possibly weathered granite) — metamorphic

Polished granite or gneiss cobble

Banding of quartz, feldspar, mica, and ferromagnesian minerals; likely gneiss, possibly weathered granite

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

Banded Chert / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil Material (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil Material (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk) (Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk)

Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Likely fossil oyster shell (Fossilized bivalve shell; exact species cannot be identified from the image) — fossil

Likely fossil oyster shell

Fossilized bivalve shell; exact species cannot be identified from the image

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron- and manganese-bearing inclusions; SiO₂) — mineral

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron- and manganese-bearing inclusions; SiO₂

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chrysocolla in Chalcedony (Gem Silica) (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and silicon dioxide (SiO2 with (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Chalcedony (Gem Silica)

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and silicon dioxide (SiO2 with (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4)

Unidentified brown mineral/rock fragment (Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, feldspar, or weathered limonite) — mineral

Unidentified brown mineral/rock fragment

Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, feldspar, or weathered limonite

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Flint (chert), likely brown flint (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Flint (chert), likely brown flint

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂)

Tumbled ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely brecciated variety (Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and other silicate inclusions) — metamorphic

Tumbled ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely brecciated variety

Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and other silicate inclusions

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled serpentine-rich stone (Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile) — metamorphic

Tumbled serpentine-rich stone

Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble (Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)) — sedimentary

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble

Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Otodus Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus) — fossil

Otodus Shark Tooth

Otodus obliquus