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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

Limestone (Limestone (primarily composed of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (primarily composed of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Vivianite (Vivianite, Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O) — mineral

Vivianite

Vivianite, Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Tabulate Coral) (Scleractinia or Tabulata (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Tabulate Coral)

Scleractinia or Tabulata (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

Green Chert (Jasper / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert (Jasper / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite in Slate (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Slate host matrix) — metamorphic

Pyrite in Slate

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Slate host matrix

Bivalve Fossil (Brachiopod or Scallop) (Class Bivalvia (or potentially Phylum Brachiopoda)) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Brachiopod or Scallop)

Class Bivalvia (or potentially Phylum Brachiopoda)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii tooth fossil (e.g., Otodus / Carcharocles)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii tooth fossil (e.g., Otodus / Carcharocles)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone) (Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)

Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Chert with Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary

Chert with Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Shell)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Shell)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Mookaite (Silicified radiolarite, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Mookaite (Silicified radiolarite, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow and Red Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow and Red Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded) (Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)

Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil) (Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)) — fossil

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil)

Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (potentially Fossiliferous or Jasperoid) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Fossiliferous or Jasperoid)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (within Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary

Chert (within Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony (Agatized) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony (Agatized)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)