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Organic (Anthropogenic)

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

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Coral Rock

Manganese-coated Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)) — sedimentary

Manganese-coated Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)

Knightia Fossil in Limestone (Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone) — sedimentary

Knightia Fossil in Limestone

Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (with K,Mg,Fe,Al silicate hydroxide)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (with K,Mg,Fe,Al silicate hydroxide)

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite) (Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)

Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Fossilized Shell in Limestone (Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shell in Limestone

Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin), C10H16O) — Organic Gemstone

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin), C10H16O

Organic Gemstone

Quartz River Pebble with Algae (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm) — metamorphic or igneous

Quartz River Pebble with Algae

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm

metamorphic or igneous

Pink Coral (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Pink Coral

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (with possible Crinoid or Fossil Impression) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcite) — sedimentary

Limestone (with possible Crinoid or Fossil Impression)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcite

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes (order level fossil)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes (order level fossil)

Amber (Succinite) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger or Mackerel Shark) (Carcharias sp. or Otodus sp. replaced by Hydroxylapatite/Calcium Carbonate) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger or Mackerel Shark)

Carcharias sp. or Otodus sp. replaced by Hydroxylapatite/Calcium Carbonate

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

Amber (Copal)

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia) (Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineraloid

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)

Fossilized Tree Resin

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

Moss Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)) — mineral

Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Heart-shaped Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Heart-shaped Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction

Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)