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Organic (Non Geological)

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

Fish Fossil in Limestone (Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fish Fossil in Limestone

Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone

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

Stromatolite (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint / Jasper / Hornstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Fossiliferous Jasper / Miriam Stone / Elephant Skin Jasper (Biogenic Chalcedony / Silicified Fossiliferous Limestone) — fossil

Fossiliferous Jasper / Miriam Stone / Elephant Skin Jasper

Biogenic Chalcedony / Silicified Fossiliferous Limestone

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite) (Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone) — Metamorphic

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)

Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone

Pink Aragonite (CaCO3) — mineral

Pink Aragonite

CaCO3

Limestone (Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite [Fe2O3], Magnetite [Fe3O4], and Chert [SiO2])) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite [Fe2O3], Magnetite [Fe3O4], and Chert [SiO2])

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Sandstone with trace fossil (Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil) — sedimentary

Sandstone with trace fossil

Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil

Amber (Black) (Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)) — Mineraloid

Amber (Black)

Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)

Unakite (Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)

Seashell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite) — mineral

Seashell Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Light Green Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with chlorite or mica inclusions)) — metamorphic

Light Green Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with chlorite or mica inclusions)

Chert Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Azurite and Malachite (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Azurite and Malachite

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

Aragonite (Aragonite (Carbonate mineral), CaCO3) — mineral

Aragonite

Aragonite (Carbonate mineral), CaCO3

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

Yellow Chert or Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)