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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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized wood)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Red Jasper with Fossils

Silicified Fossiliferous Jasper (Chert variant, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Order Rugosa (extinct coral)) — sedimentary

Petrified Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)

Order Rugosa (extinct coral)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variant Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variant Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions

Fish Fossil in Limestone (Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fish Fossil in Limestone

Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone

Orange Tabby (Felis catus) (Felis silvestris catus (variety: Red Mackerel Tabby)) — Organic/Biological specimen (Non-Mineral)

Orange Tabby (Felis catus)

Felis silvestris catus (variety: Red Mackerel Tabby)

Organic/Biological specimen (Non-Mineral)

Rounded brown chert (flint) pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Rounded brown chert (flint) pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide staining

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Dog (Sleeping) (Canis familiaris (or Canis lupus familiaris)) — Organic/Biological

Dog (Sleeping)

Canis familiaris (or Canis lupus familiaris)

Organic/Biological

Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral) (Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral)

Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)

Chert (Holey Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Holey Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (Extinct genus of Tabulate Coral)) — sedimentary

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (Extinct genus of Tabulate Coral)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); C10H16O (Variable organic compound)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); C10H16O (Variable organic compound)

Likely amber-colored chert or chalcedony fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Likely amber-colored chert or chalcedony fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)

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

Sandstone with Trace Fossils

Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold (Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold

Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)

Chert (Hag Stone / Hole Stone) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Hag Stone / Hole Stone)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Teeth (Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)) — sedimentary (fossilized organic matter)

Fossilized Shark Teeth

Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)

sedimentary (fossilized organic matter)

Limestone River Pebble (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - micritic limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone River Pebble

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - micritic limestone

Pearl (in a decorative hair comb setting) (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite, bonded with Conchiolin) — Organic Mineraloid

Pearl (in a decorative hair comb setting)

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite, bonded with Conchiolin

Organic Mineraloid

Fossilized Horn Coral (Rugosa (Tetracoralla)) — fossil

Fossilized Horn Coral

Rugosa (Tetracoralla)

Goldfish Cracker (Culinary Mimic) (Cibus aurum (Commonly composed of Enriched Wheat Flour and Cheddar Cheese)) — Anthropogenic Sedimentary-style Organic Solid

Goldfish Cracker (Culinary Mimic)

Cibus aurum (Commonly composed of Enriched Wheat Flour and Cheddar Cheese)

Anthropogenic Sedimentary-style Organic Solid

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

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Amber (Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.) — Mineral

Amber

Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.