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Organic Mineral

Browse organic mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Black Shale

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin) - C10H16O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin) - C10H16O

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Petrified wood (Silicified wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue) — fossil

Petrified wood

Silicified wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue

Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)) — mineral

Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron

Moss Agate with Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate with Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Dinosaur Bone (Agatized Dinosaur Bone) — sedimentary/fossil

Dinosaur Bone

Agatized Dinosaur Bone

sedimentary/fossil

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone) (Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)

Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))

Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony in Matrix (likely Agatized Coral or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concretion (Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)

Shale with Coprolite influence (Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale with Coprolite influence

Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement) — mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil (Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)) — mineral

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil

Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) (Aragonite (layered with organic polymers), CaCO3) — mineral

Mother of Pearl (Nacre)

Aragonite (layered with organic polymers), CaCO3

Pearl (Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes) — mineral

Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes

Banded calcite (travertine or calcite-rich carbonate) (Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded travertine or recrystallized limestone) — sedimentary

Banded calcite (travertine or calcite-rich carbonate)

Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded travertine or recrystallized limestone

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus) (Otodus obliquus) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus)

Otodus obliquus

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

Amber / Copal (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid

Amber / Copal

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)