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Organic (Biological Specimen)

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

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

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Honey calcite (orange calcite) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite (orange calcite)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood) (Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)

Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pink Opal (Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Pink Opal

Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Fossil Shark Tooth (embedded in matrix) (Lamniformes (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax) within phosphatic/calcareous matrix) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth (embedded in matrix)

Lamniformes (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax) within phosphatic/calcareous matrix

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Brown Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper / Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (CaCO3 with Limonite/Goethite staining)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (CaCO3 with Limonite/Goethite staining)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand) (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Tumbled brown jasper (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained) — sedimentary

Tumbled brown jasper

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) (Elasmobranchii (fossil tooth fragment)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial)

Elasmobranchii (fossil tooth fragment)

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite or Silica)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite or Silica)

Augite Shell / Turret Snail Fossil (or Recent Seashell) (Gastropoda (Class) / Turritellidae (Family)) — fossil

Augite Shell / Turret Snail Fossil (or Recent Seashell)

Gastropoda (Class) / Turritellidae (Family)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Gravel pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gravel pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Hag Stone (Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)

Amber (Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type) (Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)) — Organic specimen (fossil)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type)

Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)

Organic specimen (fossil)

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

Chert Nodules (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Banded Chert (Ironstone/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Ironstone/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Rounded gray limestone pebble with a calcite vein (Calcitic limestone, composed predominantly of calcite (CaCO₃), locally cut by a white calcite vein) — sedimentary

Rounded gray limestone pebble with a calcite vein

Calcitic limestone, composed predominantly of calcite (CaCO₃), locally cut by a white calcite vein

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

Chert (Brown Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble) (Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)) — metamorphic

Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble)

Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale or Siltstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale or Siltstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)

Chert (Green variety) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Nodule (Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite/Calcite Concretion)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Nodule (Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite/Calcite Concretion)