Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
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Browse organic (paper and cellulose) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell)
Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)
Chert (Nodular or Fossiliferous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)
Moss Agate
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork)
Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Amber
Amber (Amorphous Organic Hydrocarbon)
Amber
Succinite
Banded Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Amber (specifically Red or Cherry Amber)
Succinite (Resinite); Chemical formula: C10H16O
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Chert (Black Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions - SiO2
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Rough Amber (likely Copal or immature Amber)
Organic gemstone / Succinite (if Baltic)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe/Chlorite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Weathered limestone or calcareous fossil fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Chert / Flint (with Crinoid Stem Molds)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)