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Mineraloid (Organic)

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

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Shungite

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Moss Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — Mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction (Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction

Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

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)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))

Fossilized Gastropod / Coral (Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)) — fossil

Fossilized Gastropod / Coral

Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora) (Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)) — mineralized fossil

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora)

Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)

mineralized fossil

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Pearl (Calcium carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3) — gemstone

Pearl

Calcium carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (Pendant) (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3) — gemstone

Pearl (Pendant)

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil Fragment (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragment

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite (Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite

Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)

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

Chert / Flint Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Graphite

Carbon (C)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth

Asphalt (Asphalt concrete) — sedimentary

Asphalt

Asphalt concrete

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Nacre (Mother of Pearl) (Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)) — mineral

Nacre (Mother of Pearl)

Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bamboo Leaf Jasper (Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes)

Petrified wood (polished/cut slab) (Silicified fossil wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue) — fossil

Petrified wood (polished/cut slab)

Silicified fossil wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Pearl necklace (Pearl: biogenic calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), in a conchiolin matrix) — gemstone

Pearl necklace

Pearl: biogenic calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), in a conchiolin matrix

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)