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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

Amber (Raw Copal) (Fossilized Plant Resin (Gummite/Succinite)) — mineral

Amber (Raw Copal)

Fossilized Plant Resin (Gummite/Succinite)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Pink Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Pink Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Moss Agate with Quartz Druzy (Chalcedony with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate with Quartz Druzy

Chalcedony with inclusions (SiO2)

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

Plume Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 in Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 in Quartz Sandstone

Pyritic Shale (Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Shale

Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Chert (often found as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often found as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

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

Green Moss Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Moss Agate and Hematite (Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Moss Agate and Hematite

Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Root Portion) (Selachimorpha (partial specimen)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Root Portion)

Selachimorpha (partial specimen)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconite (Greensand Articulated Sandstone) (Glauconite ((K, Na)(Fe, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand Articulated Sandstone)

Glauconite ((K, Na)(Fe, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Resinite)) — Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinite (Resinite)

Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)

Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate) — sedimentary

Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate

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

Chert (White Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Teeth (Otodus sp. (Eocene Sand Tiger/Mackerel Shark)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Teeth

Otodus sp. (Eocene Sand Tiger/Mackerel Shark)

Chert with Weathered Rind (Flint/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Weathered Rind (Flint/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded) (Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)

Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil) (Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)) — fossil

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil)

Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)

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 (Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O

Amber (Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock

Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (principally SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Organic Polymer)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Organic Polymer)