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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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Banded agate (likely petrified wood or silicified sediment) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; possible silicified wood) — sedimentary

Banded agate (likely petrified wood or silicified sediment)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; possible silicified wood

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Indian Bead) (Crinoid ossicle (Echinodermata)) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Indian Bead)

Crinoid ossicle (Echinodermata)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Megalodon Shark Tooth (Partial Fossil) (Otodus megalodon (fossilized in Calcium Phosphate/Apatite)) — Mineral/Fossil

Megalodon Shark Tooth (Partial Fossil)

Otodus megalodon (fossilized in Calcium Phosphate/Apatite)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Sandstone Pebble (River Rock) (Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock with iron oxide staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble (River Rock)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock with iron oxide staining)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Red / Iron-stained) (Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red / Iron-stained)

Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcite / CaCO3)) — fossil

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcite / CaCO3)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Otodus obliquus (or similar prehistoric lamniform shark tooth)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Otodus obliquus (or similar prehistoric lamniform shark tooth)

Megalodon Shark Tooth (Otodus megalodon) — fossil

Megalodon Shark Tooth

Otodus megalodon

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal transition) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal transition)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Chert (Holey Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Holey Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood (Silicified Fossil)

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized tooth, likely shark tooth (Fossilized selachian tooth; possibly a worn Otodus or related shark tooth) — fossil

Fossilized tooth, likely shark tooth

Fossilized selachian tooth; possibly a worn Otodus or related shark tooth

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Likely pyrite-bearing rock fragment (Pyrite, FeS₂, possibly in a dark host rock) — mineral

Likely pyrite-bearing rock fragment

Pyrite, FeS₂, possibly in a dark host rock

Tumbled brown jasper (likely common jasper or chert) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, chiefly chalcedony/quartz with iron-oxide impurities) — mineral

Tumbled brown jasper (likely common jasper or chert)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, chiefly chalcedony/quartz with iron-oxide impurities

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Lepidodendron Fossil (Scale Tree) (Lepidodendron) — fossil

Lepidodendron Fossil (Scale Tree)

Lepidodendron

Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum) (Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)

Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete

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

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossil-bearing ironstone or weathered concretion (Indeterminate; likely ferruginous sandstone/concretion containing a partial fossil impression) — fossil

Fossil-bearing ironstone or weathered concretion

Indeterminate; likely ferruginous sandstone/concretion containing a partial fossil impression

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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 (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Coral Fossil (Agatized Coral or Petoskey Stone) (Hexagonaria percarinata (if Petoskey) or generally Scleractinia (Agatized Coral)) — Sedimentary/Fossil

Coral Fossil (Agatized Coral or Petoskey Stone)

Hexagonaria percarinata (if Petoskey) or generally Scleractinia (Agatized Coral)

Sedimentary/Fossil

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) (Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)

Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)