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Organic Material

Browse organic material specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Peat

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Dunite

Opalized Wood

Flower Jasper (Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flower Jasper

Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Jasper with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary

Slate (Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished petrified wood (Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), often chalcedony) — fossil

Polished petrified wood

Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), often chalcedony

Fossil Coral (Phylum Cnidaria / Rugosa or Tabulata) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Phylum Cnidaria / Rugosa or Tabulata

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))

Polished black stone, likely shungite (Shungite; carbon-rich mineraloid composed mainly of amorphous carbon, with silica and other minerals) — mineral

Polished black stone, likely shungite

Shungite; carbon-rich mineraloid composed mainly of amorphous carbon, with silica and other minerals

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony (Agatized) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony (Agatized)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Vivianite (Vivianite, Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O) — mineral

Vivianite

Vivianite, Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharhinus sp. (likely Bull or Requiem shark family)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharhinus sp. (likely Bull or Requiem shark family)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone) (Agatized Dinosaur Bone) — sedimentary

Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)

Agatized Dinosaur Bone

Chert (River Cobble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Cobble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix) — sedimentary

Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Tumbled) (Chalcedony (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Tumbled)

Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Dinosaur Bone (Gembone) (Silicified Dinosaur Bone (SiO2 replacing organic tissue)) — sedimentary

Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)

Silicified Dinosaur Bone (SiO2 replacing organic tissue)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)