Rock Identifier

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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

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite mixed with Conchiolin), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite mixed with Conchiolin), CaCO3

Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment (Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock) — sedimentary

Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment

Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock

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

Honey calcite (likely)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate) (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)

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

Green Moss Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — mineral

Green Moss Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Tree Agate (or Moss Agate) (Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Moss Agate and Hematite (Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Moss Agate and Hematite

Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)

Tumbled yellow calcite (probable) (Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — mineral

Tumbled yellow calcite (probable)

Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

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

Honey calcite (orange calcite)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)

Chert / River Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

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

Chert (Jasper/Chaldcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Turquoise and Red Coral (Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral

Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)

Coprolite (Fossilized Feces) — sedimentary

Coprolite

Fossilized Feces

Fossilized Horn Coral (Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Horn Coral

Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)

Fossilized wood (petrified wood) (Silicified fossil wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissues) — fossil

Fossilized wood (petrified wood)

Silicified fossil wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissues

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes tooth

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Pearl (Calcium carbonate with conchiolin (CaCO3)) — gemstone

Pearl

Calcium carbonate with conchiolin (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Per mineral content: SiO2, Quartz/Chalcedony)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Per mineral content: SiO2, Quartz/Chalcedony)

Green Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished moss agate (likely dendritic agate) (Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with inclusions of manganese/iron oxides or hornblende) — gemstone

Polished moss agate (likely dendritic agate)

Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with inclusions of manganese/iron oxides or hornblende

Tumbled amber (Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Tumbled amber

Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (C10H16O)

Chert (Polished/Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Quartzite river stone (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite river stone

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood, primarily quartz (SiO₂) replacing cellulose