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Organic (Non Rock)

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

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Mudstone

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Hornfels

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Argillite

Sapropel

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Rounded dark river pebble, likely basalt (Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, typically plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine) — igneous

Rounded dark river pebble, likely basalt

Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, typically plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral) (Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)

Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia

Orange Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (fossilized)

Polished petrified wood (Silicified wood, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue) — fossil

Polished petrified wood

Silicified wood, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen (Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant) — metamorphic

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen

Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (principally SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite), primarily SiO2) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite), primarily SiO2

Quartzite with inclusions (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock) (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Quartzite (Engineered Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Engineered Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite

Slate (Slate (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Metamorphic Rock)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (̑SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gray Quartzite River Rock (Meta-quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Gray Quartzite River Rock

Meta-quartzite (SiO2)

Red Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Gold Ore (in Quartz/Sulfide matrix) (Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Gold Ore (in Quartz/Sulfide matrix)

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Dyed or treated turquoise-like tumbled stone (Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), though blue-green magnesite or howlite imitation is possible) — mineral

Dyed or treated turquoise-like tumbled stone

Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), though blue-green magnesite or howlite imitation is possible

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Weathered/Silicified) (Sedimentary carbonate rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered/Silicified)

Sedimentary carbonate rock (primarily CaCO3)

Weathered sandstone cobble (Quartz-rich sandstone, primarily SiO₂ with clay/iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone cobble

Quartz-rich sandstone, primarily SiO₂ with clay/iron-oxide cement

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd) (Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)

Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))

Quartzite (Quartzite (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz)