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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

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)

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)

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

Chert (likely flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony and quartz

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

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (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

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring

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

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

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)

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

Polished petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

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)

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

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

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

Black Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (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

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 (principally SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/River Stone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone

Polished amber (Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite)) — gemstone

Polished amber

Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (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 (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of Cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of Cellulose)

Pearl necklace (Pearl: biogenic calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), in a conchiolin matrix) — gemstone

Pearl necklace

Pearl: biogenic calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), in a conchiolin matrix

Amber (Succinite (organic gemstone, approx. C10H16O)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (organic gemstone, approx. C10H16O)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)