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Organic (Geological Interest)

Browse organic (geological interest) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Greenschist (Greenschist facies rock) — Metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist facies rock

Limestone (Crushed Gravel) (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Crushed Gravel)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Shell (Bivalve) (Class Bivalvia (Likely a member of the Ostreidae or Gryphaeidae family), CaCO3) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell (Bivalve)

Class Bivalvia (Likely a member of the Ostreidae or Gryphaeidae family), CaCO3

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Geode (Unopened) (Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (with Geode cavity) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (with Geode cavity)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)

Petrified Wood (Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biomicrite / Limestone with fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biomicrite / Limestone with fossils

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil

Olive Sea Shell Fossil (Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Olive Sea Shell Fossil

Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Ironstone Concretion (Goethite-rich Siltstone / Siderite (FeCO3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Goethite-rich Siltstone / Siderite (FeCO3)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Fossil-bearing ironstone or weathered concretion (Indeterminate; likely ferruginous sandstone/concretion containing a partial fossil impression) — fossil

Fossil-bearing ironstone or weathered concretion

Indeterminate; likely ferruginous sandstone/concretion containing a partial fossil impression

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite Schist (C (Carbonaceous Schist)) — metamorphic

Graphite Schist

C (Carbonaceous Schist)

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

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/SiO2)

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

River Stone (Chert/Siltstone) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities) — sedimentary

River Stone (Chert/Siltstone)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)

Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Mineral / Fossil

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)