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Organic (Mineraloid)

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

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Bicolor Tanzanite (Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Bicolor Tanzanite

Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))

Chert (Chalk-associated Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalk-associated Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Iron-Stained) (Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Iron-Stained)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Radiolarite (Silicified radiolarian chert), SiO2) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Radiolarite (Silicified radiolarian chert), SiO2

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

Chert (Jasper/Common Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and/or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (White/Gray variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White/Gray variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Golden/Yellow Variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Golden/Yellow Variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite (SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite

SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix

Script Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions) — sedimentary

Script Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions

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

Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variant of Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert (variant of Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular Chert) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Banded Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified radiolarite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified radiolarite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Gold-bearing Quartz (Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist

Diorite (Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Hornblende, and Biotite)) — igneous

Diorite

Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Hornblende, and Biotite)

Fossilized Honeycomb Coral (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Honeycomb Coral

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with impurities)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with impurities)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Chert (Siliceous rock composed of microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Chert (Siliceous rock composed of microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Basalt with Desert Varnish (Mafic Igneous Rock with Ferromanganese Coating) — igneous

Basalt with Desert Varnish

Mafic Igneous Rock with Ferromanganese Coating

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (mainly Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (mainly Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Diorite (River Cobble) (Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock) — igneous

Diorite (River Cobble)

Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)