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Organic (Often Found By Beachcombers)

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

Quartz (Peach/Orange variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Peach/Orange variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Stained with Iron) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Stained with Iron)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with Quartz Vein (Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Quartz Vein

Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)

Sandstone or Limestone (Sedimentary Rock) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Limestone

Sedimentary Rock

Quartz pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose type) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose type)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert Geode or Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Gravel) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gravel)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Calcite or Travertine (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Banded Calcite or Travertine

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)

Quartzite (River Stone) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Howlite (Tumbled) (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite (Tumbled)

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Peridot (Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Vesicular Basalt

Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper or Chert (Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper or Chert

Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartz with Chalcedony (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Chalcedony

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Sodalite (Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — Mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Biotite Schist (Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Mica Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2]

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Feldspar)

Fluorite (often referred to casually as 'Fluorspar' in industrial contexts) (Fluorite (CaF2)) — Mineral

Fluorite (often referred to casually as 'Fluorspar' in industrial contexts)

Fluorite (CaF2)

Muscovite Schist with Quartz (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Schistose matrix) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist with Quartz

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Schistose matrix

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Orange Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Orange Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.) — Organic Gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio-mineralized material)

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.

Organic Gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio-mineralized material)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix) (Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix)

Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]