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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

Amber

Lizard Skin Jasper

Petrified Wood

Jet

Oil Shale

Limonite

Tangerine Obsidian

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Black tumbled stone, likely basalt or black jasper (Most consistent with fine-grained basalt (mainly plagioclase and pyroxene); exact identification requires testing) — igneous

Black tumbled stone, likely basalt or black jasper

Most consistent with fine-grained basalt (mainly plagioclase and pyroxene); exact identification requires testing

Tumbled blue chalcedony or pale aquamarine-like quartz (Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly blue quartz; visual identification is uncertain) — mineral

Tumbled blue chalcedony or pale aquamarine-like quartz

Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly blue quartz; visual identification is uncertain

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Black Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz/Clear Quartz Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz/Clear Quartz Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony replacing $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony replacing $SiO_2$)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Scapanorhynchus (Sand Tiger Shark relative)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Scapanorhynchus (Sand Tiger Shark relative)

Red Jasper (possibly Petrified Wood) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary (secondary formation)

Red Jasper (possibly Petrified Wood)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

sedimentary (secondary formation)

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

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished greenstone (likely serpentinite) (Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite) — metamorphic

Polished greenstone (likely serpentinite)

Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite

Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment (Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment

Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone (Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone

Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing

Weathered limestone fragment (Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; possibly micritic limestone)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone fragment

Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; possibly micritic limestone)

Sandstone (with biological crust) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with biological crust)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks) — mineral and sedimentary

Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

mineral and sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rounded river or beach pebble (Likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite; exact identification requires a close-grained view and hardness test) — sedimentary

Rounded river or beach pebble

Likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite; exact identification requires a close-grained view and hardness test

Gray River Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone) (Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate or Siliciclastic)) — sedimentary

Gray River Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone)

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate or Siliciclastic)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz-bearing iron-stained breccia (Brecciated quartz/quartzite with iron oxides, chiefly SiO₂ with hematite/goethite and possible feldspar or host-rock fragments) — mineral

Quartz-bearing iron-stained breccia

Brecciated quartz/quartzite with iron oxides, chiefly SiO₂ with hematite/goethite and possible feldspar or host-rock fragments

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Flinty variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flinty variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides