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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

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin) - C10H16O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin) - C10H16O

Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)) — mineral

Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)

Quartz River Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dendritic Limestone (Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)) — sedimentary

Dendritic Limestone

Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Tabulate Coral) (Scleractinia or Tabulata (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Tabulate Coral)

Scleractinia or Tabulata (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

Rough Chalcedony / Jasper Agate Nodule (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Rough Chalcedony / Jasper Agate Nodule

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 / Quartz pseudomorph after wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 / Quartz pseudomorph after wood)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Mosasaur Tooth (Mosasaurus sp.) — fossil

Mosasaur Tooth

Mosasaurus sp.

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized Lycopsid, Conifer, or Hardwood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized Lycopsid, Conifer, or Hardwood)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Coral Fossil (Scleractinia) (Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Coral Fossil (Scleractinia)

Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Shale (Laminated Mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone (Shale)

Quartz with Sericite and Cinnabar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with muscovite/sericite and mercury sulfide (HgS)) — mineral

Quartz with Sericite and Cinnabar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with muscovite/sericite and mercury sulfide (HgS)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

Concretion (Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)

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

Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite Pebbles (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)) — igneous

Granite Pebbles

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)

Vesicular Basalt (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Vesicular Basalt

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil (Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)) — mineral

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil

Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)

Sandstone with Lichen and Iron Oxide Staining (Quartz Arenite / Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Lichen and Iron Oxide Staining

Quartz Arenite / Sandstone

Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

Amber / Copal (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber / Copal

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) (Aragonite (layered with organic polymers), CaCO3) — mineral

Mother of Pearl (Nacre)

Aragonite (layered with organic polymers), CaCO3

Pearl (Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes) — mineral

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)

Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern) (Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)) — sedimentary

Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)

Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)

Granite (Phaneritic felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic felsic intrusive igneous rock

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Coral)

Pitted Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Pitted Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Polished amber-colored stone, possibly chert or jasper (Uncertain from image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if chert/jasper) — mineral

Polished amber-colored stone, possibly chert or jasper

Uncertain from image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if chert/jasper

Amber (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)