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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

Coal (Bituminous Coal / Anthracite) — sedimentary

Coal

Bituminous Coal / Anthracite

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished banded agate (likely picture jasper or petrified wood) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions) — gemstone

Polished banded agate (likely picture jasper or petrified wood)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Wood / Petrified Wood (Petrified Wood (Silicified Flora)) — fossil

Fossilized Wood / Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Flora)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin

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

Grey Chert River Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — Mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

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

Chert (Jasper type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Glauconitic Sandstone

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

Silty Shale or Mudstone (Siltstone/Mudstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Silty Shale or Mudstone

Siltstone/Mudstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Limestone

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca) — sedimentary

Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular) (Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely ferruginous sandstone or lateritic concretion (Iron-oxide–cemented sandstone; commonly dominated by quartz (SiO₂), goethite (FeO(OH)) and hematite (Fe₂O₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely ferruginous sandstone or lateritic concretion

Iron-oxide–cemented sandstone; commonly dominated by quartz (SiO₂), goethite (FeO(OH)) and hematite (Fe₂O₃)

Pearl (Nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃, in an organic conchiolin matrix)) — gemstone

Pearl

Nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃, in an organic conchiolin matrix)

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

Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shell in Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains) — fossil

Fossilized Shell in Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fragment) (Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite matrix) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fragment)

Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite matrix

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

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony Nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Yellow Chert (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Weathered iron-rich limestone or sandstone (Ferruginous carbonate/siliciclastic rock; likely calcite- and iron-oxide-bearing matrix) — sedimentary

Weathered iron-rich limestone or sandstone

Ferruginous carbonate/siliciclastic rock; likely calcite- and iron-oxide-bearing matrix

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)