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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 (Jasper) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Anterior/Lateral) (Otodus megalodon or Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Anterior/Lateral)

Otodus megalodon or Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized)

Chert (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Red Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Carcharias taurus) — fossil

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth

Carcharias taurus

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Hornblende inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Hornblende inclusions

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Hydrated SiO2)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + Hydrated SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment

Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Shell)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite Shell)

Yellow Chert (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony (Agatized) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony (Agatized)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Elasmobranchii dentition (fossilized)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Elasmobranchii dentition (fossilized)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with green mineral inclusions), SiO2) — gemstone

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with green mineral inclusions), SiO2

Bivalve Fossil (Brachiopod or Scallop) (Class Bivalvia (or potentially Phylum Brachiopoda)) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Brachiopod or Scallop)

Class Bivalvia (or potentially Phylum Brachiopoda)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded) (Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)

Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)

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

Chert / Flint Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Likely polished garnet (Garnet group; probably almandine, iron-aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)) — gemstone

Likely polished garnet

Garnet group; probably almandine, iron-aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)

Sandstone (with Moss/Lichen Growth) (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Lithic Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Moss/Lichen Growth)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Lithic Arenite)

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

Chert / River Stone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz