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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

Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone with Algae Growth (Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

Chert (Field Stone) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coral Rock (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coral Rock (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Crescent Moon Shape) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate (Crescent Moon Shape)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions

Zebra Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Zebra Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Aphanitic Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Aphanitic Silica (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Tan/Brown) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Brown)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Chert (SiO2)

Brown Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized ammonite fragment (Ammonoidea; likely an ammonite suture-section specimen, commonly Jurassic–Cretaceous) — fossil

Fossilized ammonite fragment

Ammonoidea; likely an ammonite suture-section specimen, commonly Jurassic–Cretaceous

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz pseudomorph after wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz pseudomorph after wood)

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Quartz)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (often called Jasper or River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Moss-covered Rock Fragment (Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth) — sedimentary

Moss-covered Rock Fragment

Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)