Amber (Rough)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)
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Browse organic mineraloid and mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amber (Rough)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)
Moss Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment
Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Banded sandstone pebble
Lithified quartz–feldspar sandstone, likely ferruginous and carbonaceous laminae
Fossil bivalve shell
Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, artificially dyed)
Quartz pebble or seed/crumb
SiO2 (if quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharadon sp. (likely Carcharodon carcharias or similar Lamniformes)
Green Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Seashell Fossil
Gastropoda fossil
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calligraphy Stone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Hematite and Shells)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Lamniformes (order) fossil
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Carcharias or Odontaspis sp.)