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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 (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

Travertine (Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes (order level fossil)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes (order level fossil)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Carcharias or Odontaspis sp.)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Carcharias or Odontaspis sp.)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)

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

Chert (Flint pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled amber (Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (organic polymerized resin)) — gemstone

Tumbled amber

Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (organic polymerized resin)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified wood (Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Petrified wood

Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite-rich metamorphic rock (graphitic schist) (Graphitic schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica minerals) — metamorphic

Graphite-rich metamorphic rock (graphitic schist)

Graphitic schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica minerals

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous Coal) — sedimentary

Coal

Anthracite / Bituminous Coal

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

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

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring (SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)) — gemstone

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring

SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)

Chert (specifically Jaspery Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jaspery Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (likely flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony and quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (likely flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony and quartz

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

Black Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)