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Organic (Biological Specimen)

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

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Bivalve seashell (likely cockle or ark clam) (Calcareous shell composed chiefly of aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image) — fossil

Bivalve seashell (likely cockle or ark clam)

Calcareous shell composed chiefly of aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment) — sedimentary (biogenic)

Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment

sedimentary (biogenic)

Chert (River Cobble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Cobble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (or Limestone) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Limestone)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)

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

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

River Stone (Limestone) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

River Stone (Limestone)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (River Pebble/Finger Stone) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble/Finger Stone)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone) (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Brown Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Chert (containing Quartz veins) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Quartz veins)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Green River Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

French Bulldog (Blue Variety) (Canis lupus familiaris) — Organic (Biological Organism)

French Bulldog (Blue Variety)

Canis lupus familiaris

Organic (Biological Organism)

River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone) (Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)) — sedimentary

River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)

Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)

Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock) — igneous

Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock

Fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral-bearing (Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; fossil fragments may include ancient colonial coral or shell material)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral-bearing

Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; fossil fragments may include ancient colonial coral or shell material)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz-veined Limestone (Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Limestone

Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Root Portion) (Selachimorpha (partial specimen)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Root Portion)

Selachimorpha (partial specimen)

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

Chert (Agatized Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite / Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite / Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Mossy Rock (Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)) — sedimentary

Mossy Rock

Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock (Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)) — mineral

Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock

Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils