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Organic Mineraloid

Browse organic mineraloid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Learn about Organic Mineraloid in the encyclopedia

Shungite

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

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

Petrified wood (polished/cut slab)

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

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil Fragment (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragment

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite (Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite

Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)

Chert / Flint Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Chert (Yellow Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphite (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Graphite

Carbon (C)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth

Asphalt (Asphalt concrete) — sedimentary

Asphalt

Asphalt concrete

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Nacre (Mother of Pearl) (Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)) — mineral

Nacre (Mother of Pearl)

Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bamboo Leaf Jasper (Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Fossiliferous Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil

Sandstone Concretion (Limonitic Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Limonitic Sandstone Concretion

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring (SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)) — gemstone

Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring

SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks (Silicified Wood / Xylopal) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks

Silicified Wood / Xylopal

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw) (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pearl (Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3

Amber (Green variation) (Succinite) — fossil

Amber (Green variation)

Succinite

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pearl and Garnet Glass (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass) — mineral and glass

Pearl and Garnet Glass

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass

mineral and glass

Petrified Wood (Fossilized plant material (Silicon dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Fossilized plant material (Silicon dioxide - SiO2)

Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) — mineral

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment (Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment

Calcium Carbonate Matrix with Biogenic Inclusions (CaCO3)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)