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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

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of iron(II) silicate) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of iron(II) silicate

Yellow Jasper / Chert (Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper / Chert

Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2

Chert (Septarian Nodules-like) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Septarian Nodules-like)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Rough Chalcedony / Jasper Agate Nodule

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper-Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper-Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — sedimentary/mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

sedimentary/mineral

Natural or Cultured Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3) — Mineral (Organic)

Natural or Cultured Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3

Mineral (Organic)

Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

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

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Zebra Jasper (Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities

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

Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Plant Impression (Calamites) (Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta: Equisetopsida)) — sedimentary

Fossil Plant Impression (Calamites)

Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta: Equisetopsida)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (containing Fossil Inclusions) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Fossil Inclusions)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood) (Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)

Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Siliconized Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Siliconized Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Gravel pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Gravel pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite with inclusions (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Quartzite

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

Chert / Chalcedony Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Paleoxylon (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Paleoxylon (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Scapanorhynchus (Sand Tiger Shark relative)

Red Jasper Concretion (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper Concretion

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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 (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Tumbled brown jasper (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained) — sedimentary

Tumbled brown jasper

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

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

Chert (Gray Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)