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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

Bivalve Fossil (Fossilized Shell) (Class Bivalvia (fossilized in Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite)) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Fossilized Shell)

Class Bivalvia (fossilized in Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Dinosaur Fossil Tooth (Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth) — fossil

Dinosaur Fossil Tooth

Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Polished petrified wood (Silicified wood; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing woody tissue) — fossil

Polished petrified wood

Silicified wood; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing woody tissue

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Polished petrified wood (Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Polished petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment (Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)

Quartz vein in host rock (Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a weathered carbonate or sedimentary matrix) — mineral

Quartz vein in host rock

Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a weathered carbonate or sedimentary matrix

Moss Agate / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Zebra Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized Calcite)) — metamorphic

Zebra Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized Calcite)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/River Stone) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/River Stone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type) (Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)

Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)

Petrified Wood / Jasper Chert (Silicified Wood / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood / Jasper Chert

Silicified Wood / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix (Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)) — sedimentary

Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix

Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement) — mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion) — sedimentary

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion

River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment (Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock) — sedimentary

Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment

Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)