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Organic (Mineraloid)

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

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Geode (Unopened)

Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Chert / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (v. Flint) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (v. Flint)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Green variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Tumbled) (Chalcedony (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Tumbled)

Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone) (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert (and/or River Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) (Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)

Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Mineral / Fossil

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz-Wacke / Sandstone (Fe(II),Fe(III),Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz-Wacke / Sandstone (Fe(II),Fe(III),Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dinosaur Bone (Agatized Dinosaur Bone) — sedimentary/fossil

Dinosaur Bone

Agatized Dinosaur Bone

sedimentary/fossil

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ammonite Fossil (Small Pyritized or Calcitized Internal Mold) (Ammonoidea) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil (Small Pyritized or Calcitized Internal Mold)

Ammonoidea

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert with Crinoid Fossil Impression (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Crinoidea fossil impression) — sedimentary

Chert with Crinoid Fossil Impression

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Crinoidea fossil impression

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions