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

Chert (White Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone with Brachiopod/Crinoid fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone with Brachiopod/Crinoid fragments

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Black Limestone with Calcite Veins (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Black Limestone with Calcite Veins

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / CaCO3 with fossil fragments) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / CaCO3 with fossil fragments

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flower Jasper (Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flower Jasper

Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Iron-rich sandstone or lateritic rock (Ferruginous sandstone; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite) — sedimentary

Iron-rich sandstone or lateritic rock

Ferruginous sandstone; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (River Cobble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Cobble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone (Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone

Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Selachimorpha fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Selachimorpha fossil

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Limestone (Weathered Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Limestone

Travertine (Tufa limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Tufa limestone (CaCO3)

Coral Fossil (Hexagonaria) (Hexagonaria sp. (Silica-replaced)) — fossil

Coral Fossil (Hexagonaria)

Hexagonaria sp. (Silica-replaced)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — Mineral / Fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Mineral / Fossil

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Siltstone with plant fossil impression (Sedimentary rock with Archaeopteris or Calamites flora impression) — fossil

Siltstone with plant fossil impression

Sedimentary rock with Archaeopteris or Calamites flora impression

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)) — mineral

Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)

Fossilized Shell Fragment / Mother of Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite biomineral) — fossil

Fossilized Shell Fragment / Mother of Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite biomineral

Pearl necklace (Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite; CaCO₃)) — gemstone

Pearl necklace

Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite; CaCO₃)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Brecciated or Veined)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)) — mineral

Pearl

Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)

Chert Nodules (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)