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Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)

Browse organic crystal (mineraloid) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Shungite (Noble/Type II) (Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)) — metamorphic

Shungite (Noble/Type II)

Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Dark Variety / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Dark Variety / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline context of Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline context of Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Plume Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral/Gemstone

Plume Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral/Gemstone

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Sedimentary Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Sedimentary Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand) (Glauconitic Sandstone (Iron-potassium phyllosilicate mineral: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Iron-potassium phyllosilicate mineral: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil

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

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gray Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Gray Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Honey calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron-stained honey/orange variety) — mineral

Honey calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron-stained honey/orange variety

Amber (Succinite (Resinite), C10-H16-O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Resinite), C10-H16-O

Shiva's Eye (Cat's Eye Shell) (Operculum of Turbo marmoratus) — fossil

Shiva's Eye (Cat's Eye Shell)

Operculum of Turbo marmoratus

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonaceous inclusions) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonaceous inclusions

Amber (Succinite (Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Resin)

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Glauconite (Greensand) ((K, Na)(Fe3⁰, Al, Mg)₂(Si, Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand)

(K, Na)(Fe3⁰, Al, Mg)₂(Si, Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide, SiO2) — Mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide, SiO2

Brown Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin

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)