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Organic (Biological Specimen)

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

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood / Jasper Chert (Silicified Wood / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood / Jasper Chert

Silicified Wood / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically varieties like Chalcedony or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically varieties like Chalcedony or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk) (Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk)

Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)

Stromatolite (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone / Dolomite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2)) — sedimentary

Limestone / Dolomite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2)

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)

Sandstone Concretion with Fossil Wood (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion with Fossil Wood

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion) (Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion) — sedimentary

Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)

Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion

Chert (variously identified as Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously identified as Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Iron oxide concretion (contains FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Starfish Fossil (Asteroidea fossil) — fossil

Starfish Fossil

Asteroidea fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) - likely Carcharodon or Otodus genus) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) - likely Carcharodon or Otodus genus

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Agatized Petrified Wood (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood) — metamorphic

Agatized Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment

Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)

Amber (Organic gemstone (Succinite is common if from the Baltic)) — mineral

Amber

Organic gemstone (Succinite is common if from the Baltic)

Shungite (Noble/Type II) (Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)) — metamorphic

Shungite (Noble/Type II)

Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (variant Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variant Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Amber (Succinited (fossilized tree resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinited (fossilized tree resin)

Green Moss Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — mineral

Green Moss Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite