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Organic (Biological Organism)

Browse organic (biological organism) 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

Coral Rock

Opalized Wood

Shale (Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)

Hag Stone (Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint or Limestone)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint or Limestone)

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)

Chert (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite for Baltic varieties)) — fossil

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite for Baltic varieties)

Fossilized Horn Coral (Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Horn Coral

Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)

Chert (Polished/Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)

Chert (Gravel pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gravel pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Amber

Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)

Mineraloid (Organic)

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

Limestone Boulder

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

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

Black Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Silty Shale or Mudstone (Siltstone/Mudstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Silty Shale or Mudstone

Siltstone/Mudstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone with Calcite Veining (Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veining

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Chert (Iron-rich or Slate-like variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-rich or Slate-like variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid

Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context) (Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)) — mineral

Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)

Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)

Banded chert or flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert/flint) — sedimentary

Banded chert or flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert/flint

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

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with indeterminate biogenic remains

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)

Mineraloid (Organic)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Honeycomb Coral Fossil

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)

Amber with inclusion (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber with inclusion

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog) (Canis lupus familiaris) — Organic (Non-rock)

Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog)

Canis lupus familiaris

Organic (Non-rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Chert (Silica: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Silica: SiO2)

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

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)

Firewood (Wood Log) (Lignum (Plant tissue composed of cellulose and lignin)) — Organic (Non-geological)

Firewood (Wood Log)

Lignum (Plant tissue composed of cellulose and lignin)

Organic (Non-geological)

Aragonite (Aragonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite

Aragonite (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)