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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

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Red coral beads (Precious coral, commonly Corallium rubrum (calcium-carbonate skeleton)) — gemstone

Red coral beads

Precious coral, commonly Corallium rubrum (calcium-carbonate skeleton)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Chert (Chert (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO₂)

Chert (River Pebble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in various colors) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in various colors)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (with crushed gravel) (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with crushed gravel)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Weathered chert or silicified limestone (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert formed by silicification of carbonate rock) — sedimentary

Weathered chert or silicified limestone

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert formed by silicification of carbonate rock

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions (Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions

Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Sandstone (with Moss/Lichen Growth) (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Lithic Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Moss/Lichen Growth)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Lithic Arenite)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Sedimentary Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Sedimentary Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Banded chert or flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert/flint) — sedimentary

Banded chert or flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert/flint

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)

Fossilized wood or plant fragment (Petrified wood (silicified fossil wood; commonly Araucarioxylon or related taxa)) — fossil

Fossilized wood or plant fragment

Petrified wood (silicified fossil wood; commonly Araucarioxylon or related taxa)

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

Chert (White Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky quartz crystal (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), smoky variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz crystal

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), smoky variety

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Chert (Jasper-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified wood (Silicified fossil wood, primarily quartz (SiO₂) replacing cellulose) — fossil

Petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood, primarily quartz (SiO₂) replacing cellulose

Fossiliferous limestone (Bioclastic carbonate rock; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone

Bioclastic carbonate rock; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)