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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

Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Honeycomb Coral Fossil

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Palmwood (Palmoxylon (fossilized monocot xylem)) — sedimentary

Petrified Palmwood

Palmoxylon (fossilized monocot xylem)

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone (Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone

Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Ironstone variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Ironstone variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Pink variety/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink variety/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Red Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Green variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoidal Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone) — Sedimentary

Crinoidal Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid) (Order Spiriferida (Phylum Brachiopoda); mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) or Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary (fossilized organic remain)

Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid)

Order Spiriferida (Phylum Brachiopoda); mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) or Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary (fossilized organic remain)

Fossil-bearing sedimentary rock, possibly fossil wood or bone (Indeterminate silicified/carbonate fossil in sandstone or mudstone) — fossil

Fossil-bearing sedimentary rock, possibly fossil wood or bone

Indeterminate silicified/carbonate fossil in sandstone or mudstone

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Elephant Skin Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Elephant Skin Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth

Fossilized Horse Tooth (Equus sp. (fossilized molar)) — fossil

Fossilized Horse Tooth

Equus sp. (fossilized molar)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)