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Organic (Geological Relative)

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

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)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic) — Man-made material (simulant/artifact)

Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic

Man-made material (simulant/artifact)

Honey-colored chert or flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert) — sedimentary

Honey-colored chert or flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

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

Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz) — Mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz

Ambergris (Ambergris (Coprolite-adjacent organic substance)) — Organic (Geological interest)

Ambergris

Ambergris (Coprolite-adjacent organic substance)

Organic (Geological interest)

Fossilized shell or bone fragment (Indeterminate biogenic carbonate/phosphate fossil; likely a fragment of fossil shell or small vertebrate bone) — fossil

Fossilized shell or bone fragment

Indeterminate biogenic carbonate/phosphate fossil; likely a fragment of fossil shell or small vertebrate bone

Black Star Diopside (beads) (Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group) — Mineral

Black Star Diopside (beads)

Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group

Likely bituminous coal (Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually) — sedimentary

Likely bituminous coal

Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually

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

Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)

Flint (chert), likely brown flint (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Flint (chert), likely brown flint

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (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 (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Green Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Honey calcite (likely)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Carcharias taurus) — fossil

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth

Carcharias taurus

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)

Strawberry Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂) with Goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or Lepidocrocite (γ-FeO(OH)) inclusions) — Mineral

Strawberry Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂) with Goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or Lepidocrocite (γ-FeO(OH)) inclusions

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 (or Flint) (Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂)

Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities) — sedimentary

Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities

Sodalite (Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — Mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Weathered fossiliferous limestone (Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic) — sedimentary

Weathered fossiliferous limestone

Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Pearl oyster shell with cultured pearls (Mollusk shell (likely Pinctada spp.) containing aragonite pearls, CaCO₃) — gemstone

Pearl oyster shell with cultured pearls

Mollusk shell (likely Pinctada spp.) containing aragonite pearls, CaCO₃

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary host rock

Travertine / Tufa (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine / Tufa

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)