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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

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)

Dinosaur Bone Fossil (Permineralized Dinosaur Bone) — fossil

Dinosaur Bone Fossil

Permineralized Dinosaur Bone

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

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Likely coal (possibly anthracite) (Coal, composed chiefly of carbon-rich organic matter; rank cannot be confirmed from the photograph) — sedimentary

Likely coal (possibly anthracite)

Coal, composed chiefly of carbon-rich organic matter; rank cannot be confirmed from the photograph

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Selachii fossil) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Selachii fossil

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Abalone Shell (Nacre) (Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral) — mineral

Abalone Shell (Nacre)

Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral

Polished green moss agate cabochon (Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals) — mineral

Polished green moss agate cabochon

Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals

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

Chert / Flint Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Fossilized Shell Fragment (Invertebrate fossil (phylum Mollusca)) — fossil

Fossilized Shell Fragment

Invertebrate fossil (phylum Mollusca)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)

Amber (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil inclusions (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil inclusions

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

Dinosaur Bone Fossil (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Dinosaur Bone Fossil

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Seashell Fossil (Gastropoda fossil) — fossil

Seashell Fossil

Gastropoda fossil

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)