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Organic (Biological Specimen)

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

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Jasper containing fossilized inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper containing fossilized inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions

Zebra Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Zebra Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image) (SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)) — Sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)

SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish

Chert (often called Jasper in this color) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper in this color)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation) — Sedimentary Rock

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation

Sedimentary Rock

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions

Amber (Succinite (Resinite)) — Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinite (Resinite)

Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)

Amber (Copal) (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Succinite (fossilized resin)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Siltstone/Basalt variant) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Siltstone/Basalt variant)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (and Jasper pebble) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper pebble)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with fossil inclusions) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with fossil inclusions

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type) (Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)

Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Successite)) — fossil

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Successite)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid

Chert (varietal known as Jasper or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary Rock

Chert (varietal known as Jasper or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary Rock

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized) (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized)

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix

Lignite (Brown Coal) (Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Lignite (Brown Coal)

Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodule) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Chert (SiO2)