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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

Peat

Oil Shale

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Coral Rock

Opalized Wood

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities

Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes) — mineral

Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes

Dinosaur Bone (Gembone) (Silicified Dinosaur Bone (SiO2 replacing organic tissue)) — sedimentary

Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)

Silicified Dinosaur Bone (SiO2 replacing organic tissue)

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

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin

Limestone (River Stone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Stone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Crushed Limestone (Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)

Fossilized Tree Resin

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

Turquoise and Red Coral

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)

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

Moss Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin), C10H16O) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin), C10H16O

Organic Mineraloid

Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone (Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites) — mineral/sedimentary

Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone

Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites

mineral/sedimentary

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Chert Concretion / Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion / Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Fossilized Bark (Lepidodendron / Sigillaria fossil impression) — fossil

Fossilized Bark

Lepidodendron / Sigillaria fossil impression

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

Chert (Flint / Jasper / Hornstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Fossilized Wood (silicified wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Fossilized Wood (silicified wood)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fossiliferous Flint or Chert with Bryozoan Fossils (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Flint or Chert with Bryozoan Fossils

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety) with green hornblende or chlorite inclusions - SiO2) — gemstone

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety) with green hornblende or chlorite inclusions - SiO2

Coral Fossil (Scleractinia (Class Anthozoa)) — fossil

Coral Fossil

Scleractinia (Class Anthozoa)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized Rugose Coral (Order Rugosa) — fossil

Fossilized Rugose Coral

Order Rugosa

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Amber (Succinates (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — Mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Tree Agate (also known as Dendritic Agate) (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)) — mineral

Tree Agate (also known as Dendritic Agate)

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)

Banded Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil