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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

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth (Chondrichthyes)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth (Chondrichthyes)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous) (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Tumbled Jasper and Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Tumbled Jasper and Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Chert (Nodule)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fragment (Mammuthus / Mammut molar fragment) — fossil

Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fragment

Mammuthus / Mammut molar fragment

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide, SiO2) — Mineral

Jasper

Silicon dioxide, SiO2

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

Chert (varietal Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Shale (Mudrock / Fissile Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Mudrock / Fissile Shale

Jasper or Agate (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper or Agate (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)) — Mineral / Fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Mineral / Fossil

Bituminous coal (likely) (Coal, primarily carbon with macerals and variable mineral matter; commonly represented by approximate composition C-rich organic material) — sedimentary

Bituminous coal (likely)

Coal, primarily carbon with macerals and variable mineral matter; commonly represented by approximate composition C-rich organic material

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment) (Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)) — sedimentary

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)

Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)

Fossilized Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossilized Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (fossilized)

Chalcedony (Common Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper Pebble (Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide) — sedimentary

Red Jasper Pebble

Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone (Fluorapatite / Calcium Phosphate replacement)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Petrified Bone (Fluorapatite / Calcium Phosphate replacement)

Vuggy Limestone (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock with Vuggy Porosity (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Vuggy Limestone

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock with Vuggy Porosity (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)