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Organic (Mineraloid)

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

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silica - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silica - SiO2)

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

Chert (Gravel)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (specifically fossiliferous/skeletal limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically fossiliferous/skeletal limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Shell (Bivalve) (Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia (typically composed of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell (Bivalve)

Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia (typically composed of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (White-Grey variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White-Grey variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Brecciated River Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated River Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper-rich)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Banded Chert (River Stone/Cobble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (River Stone/Cobble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)

Chert (with Lichen) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Lichen)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Banded Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Banded Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Petrified Wood variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Chert (and Petrified Wood) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Petrified Wood)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Greenstone / Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Greenstone / Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt

sedimentary or metamorphic

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (variations include Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone) (Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)

Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))

Chert (with Quartz veins) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz veins)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral) (Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral)

Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)

Chert (Holey Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Holey Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fancy Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and organic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and organic inclusions

Pearl (Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)

Amber (Cherry or Red variety) (Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)) — Organic Gemstone (not a rock)

Amber (Cherry or Red variety)

Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)

Organic Gemstone (not a rock)

Bituminous Coal (Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Precious Coral

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Dendritic Agate / Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate / Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

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

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

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

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite