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Organic (Biological Specimen)

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

Anthracite Coal (Carbon (with trace impurities)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Carbon (with trace impurities)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) / Limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) / Limestone

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2-dominated clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2-dominated clastic rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Sedimentary Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Sedimentary Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in various colors) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in various colors)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Fossilized Gastropod / Coral (Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)) — fossil

Fossilized Gastropod / Coral

Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)

Amber (Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Moss Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — Mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)) — mineral

Shungite

Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)

Grey Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Grey Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (with weathering rind) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with weathering rind)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Basanite variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod shell (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod shell

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Green Chert) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Chert)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous Coal) — sedimentary

Coal

Anthracite / Bituminous Coal

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))

Chert Concretion (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod (Brachiopoda (Phylum)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod

Brachiopoda (Phylum)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)) — Mineral / Fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Mineral / Fossil

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (and Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale with Iron Staining (Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Shale with Iron Staining

Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)