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Organic (Mineraloid)

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

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Shungite

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Fossiliferous Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil

Sandstone Concretion (Limonitic Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Limonitic Sandstone Concretion

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw) (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)

Amber (Green variation) (Succinite) — fossil

Amber (Green variation)

Succinite

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pearl and Garnet Glass (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass) — mineral and glass

Pearl and Garnet Glass

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass

mineral and glass

Petrified Wood (Fossilized plant material (Silicon dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Fossilized plant material (Silicon dioxide - SiO2)

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — mineral

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pearl (Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring (SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)) — gemstone

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring

SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment (Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Organic Polymer)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Organic Polymer)

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with organic conchiolin) — gemstone

Mother of Pearl (Nacre)

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with organic conchiolin

Coal (Bituminous / Anthracite) (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous Rock)) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous / Anthracite)

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous Rock)

Coal (Coal (Sedimentary Rock / Organic Rock)) — sedimentary

Coal

Coal (Sedimentary Rock / Organic Rock)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)) — Organic Mineral

Amber

Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)

Organic Mineral

Bituminous Coal (Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (fragment) (Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (fragment)

Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil

Chert (Cloudy Gray) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Cloudy Gray)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Banded Jasper (Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)

Chert / Flint pebble (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint pebble

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil Fragments (Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragments

Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)