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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

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Larimar (with dendritic inclusions) (Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))) — gemstone

Larimar (with dendritic inclusions)

Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))

Blue Apatite (Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Native Gold (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold

Gold (Au)

White Howlite (Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

White Howlite

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Garnet (Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)) — Mineral

Red Garnet

Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)

Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia) (Lunar Achondrite (Regolith Breccia)) — igneous

Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia)

Lunar Achondrite (Regolith Breccia)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Beach Pebble (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Beach Pebble

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary host) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary host

Unakite (Tumbled) (Unakite (altered granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite (Tumbled)

Unakite (altered granite)

Quartzite Pebble (Beach Pebble) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (Beach Pebble)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Pyrite in Quartz (FeS2 (Iron Pyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)) — Mineral/Igneous/Hydrothermal

Pyrite in Quartz

FeS2 (Iron Pyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)

Mineral/Igneous/Hydrothermal

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

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

Hypersthene (Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3) — Mineral

Hypersthene

Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Slag (Industrial) (N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)) — industrial by-product

Slag (Industrial)

N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)

industrial by-product

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Dumortierite Quartz (Dumortierite (Al7BCuO15)) — metamorphic

Dumortierite Quartz

Dumortierite (Al7BCuO15)

Oceanside Agate (Orbicular Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Oceanside Agate (Orbicular Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Limestone Cobble (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Cobble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Greenstone (Greenschist / Meta-basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist / Meta-basalt

Chert nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite or iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite or iron oxide inclusions)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)