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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

White limestone or chalky carbonate rock (Calcite-rich limestone; possibly chalk (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

White limestone or chalky carbonate rock

Calcite-rich limestone; possibly chalk (CaCO₃)

Tahitian black pearl strand (Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre) — gemstone

Tahitian black pearl strand

Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre

Fossiliferous shale or mudstone with plant fossils (Carbonaceous mudstone/shale containing fossilized foliage, likely fern or seed-fern impressions) — fossil

Fossiliferous shale or mudstone with plant fossils

Carbonaceous mudstone/shale containing fossilized foliage, likely fern or seed-fern impressions

Limestone with Fossil Fragments (Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragments

Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

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

Limestone with Calcite Veining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Shungite (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock) — mineral

Shungite

Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit) (Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.) — Organic Material (likely a fruit or berry)

Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)

Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.

Organic Material (likely a fruit or berry)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossil mammalian skull (Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil mammalian skull

Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Sand Dollar Fossil (Echinoidea) (Class Echinoidea (likely order Clypeasteroida), CaCO3 (Calcite)) — sedimentary

Sand Dollar Fossil (Echinoidea)

Class Echinoidea (likely order Clypeasteroida), CaCO3 (Calcite)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biomicrite / Limestone with fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biomicrite / Limestone with fossils

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil fragments)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil fragments)

Amber (Succinicum (Succinite); C10H16O) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Amber

Succinicum (Succinite); C10H16O

Mineraloid (Organic)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized mammoth molar fragment (Proboscidean molar enamel and dentine, commonly Mammuthus spp.) — fossil

Fossilized mammoth molar fragment

Proboscidean molar enamel and dentine, commonly Mammuthus spp.

Amber (Succinite) — Organic (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinite

Organic (Mineraloid)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)

Order Rugosa

Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized coral or bryozoan limestone (Calcitic fossiliferous limestone; likely colonial coral/bryozoan fragments, CaCO₃) — fossil

Fossilized coral or bryozoan limestone

Calcitic fossiliferous limestone; likely colonial coral/bryozoan fragments, CaCO₃

Limestone (Cliff Formation) (Limestone (predominantly CaCO3 as calcite)) — Sedimentary

Limestone (Cliff Formation)

Limestone (predominantly CaCO3 as calcite)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Limestone pebble

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Weathered) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Cultured pearls (Pearl; predominantly aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre with organic conchiolin) — gemstone

Cultured pearls

Pearl; predominantly aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre with organic conchiolin

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)) — Organic Mineral

Amber

Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)

Organic Mineral

Amber (Succinite) — Organic (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinite

Organic (Mineraloid)

Fossil bivalve shell (Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features) — fossil

Fossil bivalve shell

Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)