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Organic (Biological Specimen)

Browse organic (biological specimen) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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

Lemon (Mock specimen mimicking Citrine/Sulfur)

Citrus x limon

Organic (Biological specimen)

Sea Bean (Hamburger Bean) (Mucuna sloanei) — organic/biological specimen

Sea Bean (Hamburger Bean)

Mucuna sloanei

organic/biological specimen

Orange Tabby (Felis catus) (Felis silvestris catus (variety: Red Mackerel Tabby)) — Organic/Biological specimen (Non-Mineral)

Orange Tabby (Felis catus)

Felis silvestris catus (variety: Red Mackerel Tabby)

Organic/Biological specimen (Non-Mineral)

Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis) (Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)) — Mineral-like biological tissue

Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis)

Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)

Mineral-like biological tissue

Grass (Organic Matter/Soil) (Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)) — Organic Materia (Not a rock or mineral)

Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)

Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)

Organic Materia (Not a rock or mineral)

Note: Item is not a geological specimen (Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)) — Organic / Biological

Note: Item is not a geological specimen

Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)

Organic / Biological

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint

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

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic 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

Fossilized Shell in Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains) — fossil

Fossilized Shell in Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains

Trace Fossil (Lichenandites or Rhynie Chert Chert with Microfossils) (Trace fossil in microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — fossil

Trace Fossil (Lichenandites or Rhynie Chert Chert with Microfossils)

Trace fossil in microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with potential fossil inclusion) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with potential fossil inclusion)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

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

Kidney Stone (Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite

Limestone with Lichen (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone) (Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)

Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite

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

Pyritic Shale

Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcareous biomicrite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcareous biomicrite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Red Moss Agate (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter) — sedimentary

Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral) (Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)

Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

Sandstone with Algae Growth (Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

Limestone (containing Fossil Mold) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (containing Fossil Mold)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pearl oyster shell with cultured pearls (Mollusk shell (likely Pinctada spp.) containing aragonite pearls, CaCO₃) — gemstone

Pearl oyster shell with cultured pearls

Mollusk shell (likely Pinctada spp.) containing aragonite pearls, CaCO₃

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

Amber (Copal)

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Aragonite (Star Cluster or Twinned variety) (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite (Star Cluster or Twinned variety)

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)

Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions

Petrified Wood with Lichen (Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens) — fossil

Petrified Wood with Lichen

Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Organic Mineraloid

Pink shell fragment (Calcium carbonate, likely aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃); probably a bivalve or gastropod shell fragment) — fossil

Pink shell fragment

Calcium carbonate, likely aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃); probably a bivalve or gastropod shell fragment

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

Mother of Pearl (Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin)) — fossil

Mother of Pearl

Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil) (Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)

Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)