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Organic (Often Found By Beachcombers)

Browse organic (often found by beachcombers) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

Amber

Amber

Jet

Jet

Peat

Peat

Oil Shale

Oil Shale

Monazite

Monazite

Reptile Jasper

Reptile Jasper

Pearl

Pearl

Pegmatite

Pegmatite

Yellow Chert (River Stone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Stone)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale) (Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)

Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)

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

Yellow Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greenstone) (Glauconitic Siliciclastic Sandstone (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greenstone)

Glauconitic Siliciclastic Sandstone (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (variant Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Brown Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Green Chert)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lignite (Brown Coal) (Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Lignite (Brown Coal)

Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)

Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate (Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)) — sedimentary

Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate

Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)

Flint (or Chert) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Moss Agate

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

Mineral (variety of Chalcedony)

Amber (Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid

Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite type) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Coral (Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral

Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale

Quartzite and Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic and sedimentary

Quartzite and Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic and sedimentary

Shale (Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Pink Opal (Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions) — mineral

Pink Opal

Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions

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

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)

Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))