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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

Peat

Oil Shale

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Coral Rock

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions

Amber (Dark/Black Variety) (Succinite (Resinite), C10H16O) — mineral

Amber (Dark/Black Variety)

Succinite (Resinite), C10H16O

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

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

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

Quartzite and Milky Quartz River Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite and Milky Quartz River Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with indeterminate biogenic remains) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with indeterminate biogenic remains

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment) (Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment)

Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)

Petrified Wood (Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Petrified Wood (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic matter, głównie $SiO_2$)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic matter, głównie $SiO_2$)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Green Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Chert or Agate (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert or Agate

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class)

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

Chert (Flint pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / River Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral / Crinoid Stem section (Anthozoa / Crinoidea fossil) — fossil

Fossil Coral / Crinoid Stem section

Anthozoa / Crinoidea fossil

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Lichen (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Polished/Worn) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Worn)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flinty variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)