Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Mineral
Category
Organic (Sedimentary Context)
Browse organic (sedimentary context) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony)
Sedimentary
Chert / Flint
Chert (varietal name for microcrystalline quartz). Chemical formula: SiO₂
Mineral
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
metamorphic
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Mineral
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
metamorphic
Amber
Succinite
Organic (Mineraloid)
Amber (Butterscotch/Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (Approx. C10H16O)
Organic Gemstone
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Rock
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Amber
Succinite (a specific high-quality amber from the Baltic)
Organic Mineraloid
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Mineral
Amber (Cherry Amber)
Succinite (C10H16O)
Organic Gemstone
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Mineraloid (Organic)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
Sedimentary
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Sedimentary
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)
Mineraloid (Organic)
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Sedimentary
Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
Mineraloid
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Mineral Geode/Sedimentary or Volcanic related
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Sedimentary Rock
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Metamorphic Rock
Wood Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Sedimentary
Travertine (used in construction, not a 'specimen' in situ)
Travertine
Sedimentary
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
mineral
Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type)
Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)
Organic specimen (fossil)
Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid)
Order Spiriferida (Phylum Brachiopoda); mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) or Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary (fossilized organic remain)
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Mineral
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (C10H16O)
Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)
Chert (varietal known as Jasper or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sedimentary Rock
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
mineral
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Bituminous Coal (Grade of Coal), Anthracite (Grade of Coal)
Sedimentary Rock
Amber
(C10H16O)n – an amorphous organic substance, primarily composed of polymerized isoprenoids.
Mineral
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)
Organic Gemstone/Biomineral
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Mineral
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (C10H16O)
Organic Gemstone (fossilized resin)
Brown Jasper (Likely)
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Mineral
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood, primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Mineral, often found in sedimentary deposits
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock exposed to metamorphic heat/pressure; Chemical composition is approximately 86%–98% Carbon)
metamorphic
Amber
Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.
Mineral