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Organic Material (Likely A Fruit Or Berry)

Browse organic material (likely a fruit or berry) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Peat

Orange Obsidian

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Lizard Skin Jasper

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Limonite

Oil Shale

Tangerine Obsidian

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)) — fossil

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)

Polished golden-brown cabochon, possibly amber (Unidentified; amber is fossilized resin (organic material), not a mineral) — gemstone

Polished golden-brown cabochon, possibly amber

Unidentified; amber is fossilized resin (organic material), not a mineral

Chert Pebble with Inclusion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Inclusion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Turquoise-and-coral silver jewelry brooch (Turquoise: hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; red cabochons appear to be coral, likely set in silver) — gemstone

Turquoise-and-coral silver jewelry brooch

Turquoise: hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; red cabochons appear to be coral, likely set in silver

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object (Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.) — Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral

Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object

Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.

Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Lamniformes (order) - likely Cretalamna or Carcharias species) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Lamniformes (order) - likely Cretalamna or Carcharias species

Amber (likely raw amber) (Fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, commonly containing succinite (not a true mineral)) — gemstone

Amber (likely raw amber)

Fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, commonly containing succinite (not a true mineral)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction (Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Petrifaction

Sedimentary rock with fossil inclusions / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (likely a small polished amber piece) (Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.) — gemstone

Amber (likely a small polished amber piece)

Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinates (Organic compound: C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (Organic compound: C10H16O)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)

Pearl and Garnet Glass (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass) — mineral and glass

Pearl and Garnet Glass

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass

mineral and glass

N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral (Anthropogenic textile material) — Non-geological

N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral

Anthropogenic textile material

Amber (fossil resin) (Fossilized plant resin; organic material, not a mineral) — fossil

Amber (fossil resin)

Fossilized plant resin; organic material, not a mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite and Milky Quartz River Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite and Milky Quartz River Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna

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

Chert / River Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)

Dinosaur Bone Fossil (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Dinosaur Bone Fossil

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

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

Flint (Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Seashell Fossil (Gastropoda fossil) — fossil

Seashell Fossil

Gastropoda fossil

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)