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Organic (Anthropogenic)

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

Learn about Organic (Anthropogenic) in the encyclopedia

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Peat

Oil Shale

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Coral Rock

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Limestone Boulder (Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Boulder

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Jasper with Fossils (Silicified Fossiliferous Jasper (Chert variant, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Fossils

Silicified Fossiliferous Jasper (Chert variant, SiO2)

Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)) — fossil

Honeycomb Coral Fossil

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral) (Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)

Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Organic Mineraloid

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Turquoise and Red Coral (Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral

Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)

Black Onyx (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with organic/iron impurities)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with organic/iron impurities)

Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type) (Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)) — mineraloid

Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type)

Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)

Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes) — mineral

Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Freshwater Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite and Calcite) — gemstone

Freshwater Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite and Calcite

Amber with Inclusion (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber with Inclusion

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Amber (Rough) (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)) — mineral

Amber (Rough)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)

Moss Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)

Chert (specifically Blue Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Blue Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pink Opal (Common Opal) (Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Pink Opal (Common Opal)

Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Plume Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety) — mineral

Plume Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety

Shale or Slaty Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Slaty Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Moss agate bracelet (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole inclusions) — gemstone

Moss agate bracelet

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole inclusions

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination

Tumbled chert or flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert; exact variety uncertain from the image) — sedimentary

Tumbled chert or flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert; exact variety uncertain from the image

Chert Nodule in Limestone (Flint in Chalk) (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz) in CaCO3 (Calcite)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule in Limestone (Flint in Chalk)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz) in CaCO3 (Calcite)

Banded Agate (Dyed) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Dyed)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Microcrystalline Quartz)

Amber (Rough) (Succinite (Resinite)) — gemstone

Amber (Rough)

Succinite (Resinite)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Pink Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite/Sepiolite inclusions) — gemstone

Pink Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite/Sepiolite inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)

Tufa (Limestone) (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa (Limestone)

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

Gastropod Steinkern (Fossil Snail Internal Mold) (Class Gastropoda (Internal Mold)) — sedimentary

Gastropod Steinkern (Fossil Snail Internal Mold)

Class Gastropoda (Internal Mold)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)) — Mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)

Amber (Succinurite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinurite (C10H16O)

Amber Inlay Jewelry (Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (Biogenic)

Amber Inlay Jewelry

Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (Biogenic)

Sandstone with Trace Fossils (Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Trace Fossils

Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)