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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

Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood (Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood) — sedimentary

Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood

Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Polished amber-like agate or jasper carving (Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained carnelian/jasper; exact identification requires testing) — gemstone

Polished amber-like agate or jasper carving

Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained carnelian/jasper; exact identification requires testing

Polished bloodstone (heliotrope) (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with red iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Polished bloodstone (heliotrope)

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with red iron-oxide inclusions

Tumbled banded agate (likely chalcedony) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; probable banded chalcedony/agate) — mineral

Tumbled banded agate (likely chalcedony)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; probable banded chalcedony/agate

Siltstone with plant fossil impression (Sedimentary rock with Archaeopteris or Calamites flora impression) — fossil

Siltstone with plant fossil impression

Sedimentary rock with Archaeopteris or Calamites flora impression

Weathered limestone or calcareous fossil fragment (Calcite-rich carbonate rock (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone or calcareous fossil fragment

Calcite-rich carbonate rock (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Mineraloid (Organic)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)

Pyritic Mudstone (Argillaceous rock (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Mudstone

Argillaceous rock (FeS2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions) — Mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Banded Jasper (Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite (Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite

Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa) (Calcareous Tufa (Precipitated CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa)

Calcareous Tufa (Precipitated CaCO3)

Polished moss agate cabochon (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with chlorite/iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Polished moss agate cabochon

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with chlorite/iron-oxide inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith) (Calcium phosphate / Calcium carbonate biomineral) — mineral

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Calcium phosphate / Calcium carbonate biomineral

Tumbled brown agate (likely moss or plume agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly mineral inclusions) — gemstone

Tumbled brown agate (likely moss or plume agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly mineral inclusions

Tumbled yellow calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey or lemon calcite) — mineral

Tumbled yellow calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey or lemon calcite

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

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

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished/tumbled calcite (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Polished/tumbled calcite

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)