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Browse organic mineraloid and mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Oyster Shell Fragment
Crassostrea virginica (or related Bivalvia)
Amber
Succinates (fossilized tree resin), approximately C10H16O
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Hornblende inclusions
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Fossil Coral / Crinoid Stem section
Anthozoa / Crinoidea fossil
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite Concretion
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety)
Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks
Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals
Quartz (Milky or Yellow/Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium
Rough Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget / Placer Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst and Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities iron (Amethyst) and aluminum/radiation (Smoky Quartz)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with green mineral inclusions), SiO2
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class); likely Lamniformes (order) fossilized in Apatite/Hydroxyapatite
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Iron-potassium phyllosilicate mineral: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Chert (variously known as Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Calcite (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions