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Organic Materia (Not A Rock Or Mineral)

Browse organic materia (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Sapropel

Halite

Black Shale

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

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

Chert / River Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2

Amber (Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineral

Amber

Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Moss-covered Rock Fragment (Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth) — sedimentary

Moss-covered Rock Fragment

Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral) (Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)

Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil Material (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil Material (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand) (Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)

Chert (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) (Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)

Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Brain Coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis (Fossilized)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Kidney Stone (Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Jasper with Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Agatized Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agatized Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone (Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone

Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Amethyst Sage Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)) — mineral

Amethyst Sage Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)

Limonite-stained Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite-stained Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limestone with Lichen (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Endolithic/Epilithic Lichen) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Endolithic/Epilithic Lichen

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Pyritic Mudstone (Argillaceous rock (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Mudstone

Argillaceous rock (FeS2)

Limestone with Fossil Fragments (Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragments

Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal) (SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)) — Mineral

Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)

SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Soil with Mineral Detritus and Quartz Fragments (Regolith / Silicate Mineral Aggregate) — sedimentary

Soil with Mineral Detritus and Quartz Fragments

Regolith / Silicate Mineral Aggregate

Petrified Coral (Agatized Coral) (Fossilized Anthozoa (Silicon Dioxide replacement - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Coral (Agatized Coral)

Fossilized Anthozoa (Silicon Dioxide replacement - SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Sedimentary rock containing Indeterminate Fossil remains (likely Crinoid stem or Bryozoan fragment)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Sedimentary rock containing Indeterminate Fossil remains (likely Crinoid stem or Bryozoan fragment)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)