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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

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil Inclusion (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Inclusion

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone

Hag Stone (Sandstone with Boreholes) (Bored Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with lithophaga-style borings)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone (Sandstone with Boreholes)

Bored Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with lithophaga-style borings)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with fossil inclusions) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with fossil inclusions

Fossiliferous Sandstone (Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone

Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith) (Calcium phosphate / Calcium carbonate biomineral) — mineral

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Calcium phosphate / Calcium carbonate biomineral

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3 (with biological inclusions)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

CaCO3 (with biological inclusions)

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction (Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction

Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Smurf Rock (Fictional Interpretation) (Cyanus Anthropomorphicus (Geologic Simulation)) — Artificial/Fantasy Object

Smurf Rock (Fictional Interpretation)

Cyanus Anthropomorphicus (Geologic Simulation)

Artificial/Fantasy Object

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — gemstone

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

Pyritic Shale (Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Shale

Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Amber (Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin

Organic Mineraloid

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

Amber

Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)

Mineraloid (Organic)

Dendritic Limestone (Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)) — sedimentary

Dendritic Limestone

Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)

Pearl (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin) — gemstone

Pearl

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin, CaCO3) — gemstone

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin, CaCO3

Amber (Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineral

Amber

Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Rough Amber (likely Copal or immature Amber) (Organic gemstone / Succinite (if Baltic)) — mineral

Rough Amber (likely Copal or immature Amber)

Organic gemstone / Succinite (if Baltic)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth

Amber (Succinicum (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinicum (C10H16O)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite (Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite

Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)

Sandstone with Lichen (Arenite (SiO2 based) with biological weathering) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Lichen

Arenite (SiO2 based) with biological weathering

Lemon (Mock specimen mimicking Citrine/Sulfur) (Citrus x limon) — Organic (Biological specimen)

Lemon (Mock specimen mimicking Citrine/Sulfur)

Citrus x limon

Organic (Biological specimen)

Fossilized Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)

Hag Stone (Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)

Limestone with Lichen/Algae (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen/Algae

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin) — gemstone

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin

Fossil tooth fragment (Likely fossilized shark tooth or marine vertebrate tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil tooth fragment

Likely fossilized shark tooth or marine vertebrate tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image

Shungite (Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon, C)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon, C)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

Amber (Copal) (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approx. C10H16O) — Organic Gemstone (fossilized resin)

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approx. C10H16O

Organic Gemstone (fossilized resin)

Chert (and Fossiliferous Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Fossiliferous Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix) (Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains) — fossil

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix)

Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)