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Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)

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

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color) (Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper depending on color)

Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth

Fossil Shell (Bivalve) (Class Bivalvia (Likely a member of the Ostreidae or Gryphaeidae family), CaCO3) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell (Bivalve)

Class Bivalvia (Likely a member of the Ostreidae or Gryphaeidae family), CaCO3

Chert (Brecciated or Veined) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated or Veined)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Green variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood) (Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)

Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)

Petrified Wood with Lichen (Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens) — fossil

Petrified Wood with Lichen

Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fossiliferous Jasper / Miriam Stone / Elephant Skin Jasper (Biogenic Chalcedony / Silicified Fossiliferous Limestone) — fossil

Fossiliferous Jasper / Miriam Stone / Elephant Skin Jasper

Biogenic Chalcedony / Silicified Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossilized Echinoid / Sea Urchin Internal Mold (Echinoidea internal cast (steinkern)) — fossil

Fossilized Echinoid / Sea Urchin Internal Mold

Echinoidea internal cast (steinkern)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/SiO2)

Chert (Iron-Stained) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-Stained)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper-bearing) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-bearing)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Mookaite variety likely) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Mookaite variety likely)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Banded Chert (Ironstone/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Ironstone/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Chert (SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Jasper with Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) (Silicified Wood / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Silicified Wood / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (specifically Cherry Amber) (Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (not a mineral)

Amber (specifically Cherry Amber)

Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (not a mineral)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite

Chert (Flint Pebbles) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3 - Calcite, Aragonite, and Siderite/Limestone)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian concretion (composition: CaCO3 - Calcite, Aragonite, and Siderite/Limestone)

Limestone (Weathered) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Pyrite-bearing Schist (Pyritic Quartz-Mica Schist with FeS2 inclusion) — metamorphic

Pyrite-bearing Schist

Pyritic Quartz-Mica Schist with FeS2 inclusion

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Stromatolite (Jasper-replaced) (Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria / Cryptozon / Silica SiO2)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite (Jasper-replaced)

Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria / Cryptozon / Silica SiO2)

Plume Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety) — mineral

Plume Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Abalone Shell / Mother of Pearl (Haliotis sp. (Nacreous shell layer)) — fossil

Abalone Shell / Mother of Pearl

Haliotis sp. (Nacreous shell layer)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)