Anthracite Coal
Carbon (with organic impurities)
Category
Browse organic mineraloid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Anthracite Coal
Carbon (with organic impurities)
Amber
Organic gemstone (Succinite)
Amber
Succinates (Organic Gemstone)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite
Weathered Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Fossiliferous Sandstone
Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils
Limestone or Sandstone Cobble
Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)
Chert (Green and Black Jasper variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed from the image
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Graphite-rich metamorphic rock (graphitic schist)
Graphitic schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica minerals
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite
Polished amber
Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)
Petrified Bone (Fossil Bone)
Per mineralization fossil bone (varies by organism, predominantly replacement by SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony)
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Bone
Silicified / Mineralized Fossil (Silica SiO2)
Jasper containing fossilized inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Limestone with Gastropod Fossil
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Gastropoda inclusion
Sea Shell (Mollusk Shell)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite)
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Soil with Mineral Detritus and Quartz Fragments
Regolith / Silicate Mineral Aggregate
Amber
Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Amber
Succinite (amorphous organic polymer)
Rough Amber (likely Copal or immature Amber)
Organic gemstone / Succinite (if Baltic)
Amber
Amber (Amorphous Organic Hydrocarbon)
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter with variable maceral and mineral content
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Selachimorpha fossil