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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

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw) (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fairy Stone (Menilite Concretion) (Carbonate-rich concretion (often Siderite or Calcite in Clay)) — sedimentary

Fairy Stone (Menilite Concretion)

Carbonate-rich concretion (often Siderite or Calcite in Clay)

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

Chert (varietal Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Amber (Copal) (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule/Common Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule/Common Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

Amber (in Matrix/Shale) (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber (in Matrix/Shale)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Glauconite (Greensand Articulated Sandstone) (Glauconite ((K, Na)(Fe, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand Articulated Sandstone)

Glauconite ((K, Na)(Fe, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)

Zebra Rock / Zebra Marble (Banded Limestone-Marble Transition) — metamorphic

Zebra Rock / Zebra Marble

Banded Limestone-Marble Transition

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (containing Iron Oxide) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Iron Oxide)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

Gold (Aurum (Au)) — Mineral (Metal)

Gold

Aurum (Au)

Mineral (Metal)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandy Ironstone (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandy Ironstone

Ferruginous Sandstone

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite) (Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)

Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Brown Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Gray Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint with Iron Staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint with Iron Staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)