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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

Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia (Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff) — igneous

Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia

Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff

Jasper / Agate with Petrified Wood Inclusion (SiO2) — mineral

Jasper / Agate with Petrified Wood Inclusion

SiO2

Shark Tooth Fossil (Chondrichthyes (shark) tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Chondrichthyes (shark) tooth

Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones (Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones

Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary/Mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary/Mineral

Sandstone (with Moss) (Quartz Arenite / Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Moss)

Quartz Arenite / Sandstone

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper (SiO2) — sedimentary

Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper

SiO2

Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2

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

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Polished septarian nodule (Septarian concretion, commonly calcite/aragonite with brown calcite or barite veins in a limestone–clay matrix) — sedimentary

Polished septarian nodule

Septarian concretion, commonly calcite/aragonite with brown calcite or barite veins in a limestone–clay matrix

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Honey calcite (likely) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite (likely)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Fossilized bone fragment, possibly dinosaur or large mammal bone (Fossil bone; mineralized apatite (carbonate-fluorapatite), commonly Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH)) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment, possibly dinosaur or large mammal bone

Fossil bone; mineralized apatite (carbonate-fluorapatite), commonly Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH)

Tumbled honey-colored calcite (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Tumbled honey-colored calcite

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Quartzite Pebble with Pyrite Coating (SiO2 (Quartz) with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions or surface coating) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble with Pyrite Coating

SiO2 (Quartz) with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions or surface coating

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mammoth Molar Fossil (Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)) — fossil

Mammoth Molar Fossil

Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled Red Jasper (Quartz (Microcrystalline variety of chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Red Jasper

Quartz (Microcrystalline variety of chalcedony, SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii fossil) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii fossil

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Mammoth Tooth (Mammuthus tooth) — fossil

Mammoth Tooth

Mammuthus tooth