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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

Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)) — sedimentary

Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth

Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)

Brown chalcedony (likely jasper or petrified wood fragment) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration likely from iron oxides) — mineral

Brown chalcedony (likely jasper or petrified wood fragment)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration likely from iron oxides

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂)

Jasper (Petrified Wood variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone (Fluorapatite / Calcium Phosphate replacement)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Petrified Bone (Fluorapatite / Calcium Phosphate replacement)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly garnet schist or mica schist (Foliated metamorphic rock; likely mica schist with iron oxides and quartz, but exact identification is uncertain from the image) — metamorphic

Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly garnet schist or mica schist

Foliated metamorphic rock; likely mica schist with iron oxides and quartz, but exact identification is uncertain from the image

Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely silicified (Petrified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue) — fossil

Fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely silicified

Petrified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue

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

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment) (Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment)

Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)

Fossilized wood (petrified wood) (Silicified permineralized wood, commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing or infilling woody tissue) — fossil

Fossilized wood (petrified wood)

Silicified permineralized wood, commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing or infilling woody tissue

Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper (SiO2) — sedimentary

Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper

SiO2

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

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)

Petrified Wood (Fossilized plant material (Silicon dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Fossilized plant material (Silicon dioxide - SiO2)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil) (Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)) — fossil

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil)

Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of Cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of Cellulose)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

Flower Jasper (Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flower Jasper

Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Polished petrified wood (Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Polished petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)