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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

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary/Mineral

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary/Mineral

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

Pearl

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

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble Map (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble Map

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix) (Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains) — fossil

Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix)

Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains

Limestone (or Sandstone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Limestone (or Sandstone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Moss) (Quartz Arenite / Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Moss)

Quartz Arenite / Sandstone

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Limestone (Carved Statue) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Carved Statue)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (Chert Node) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert Node)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (and Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions

Black Pearl (Tahitian Type) (Aragonite / Pinctada margaritifera (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)) — Organic Gemstone

Black Pearl (Tahitian Type)

Aragonite / Pinctada margaritifera (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)

Organic Gemstone

Dendritic Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Chert (likely flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony and quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (likely flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony and quartz

Chert (likely flint), possibly chalcedony-rich (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (quartz/chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Chert (likely flint), possibly chalcedony-rich

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (quartz/chalcedony)

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely ferruginous sandstone or lateritic concretion (Iron-oxide–cemented sandstone; commonly dominated by quartz (SiO₂), goethite (FeO(OH)) and hematite (Fe₂O₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely ferruginous sandstone or lateritic concretion

Iron-oxide–cemented sandstone; commonly dominated by quartz (SiO₂), goethite (FeO(OH)) and hematite (Fe₂O₃)

Graphitic schist (probable) (Graphite-bearing mica schist; chiefly quartz, mica, and graphite) — metamorphic

Graphitic schist (probable)

Graphite-bearing mica schist; chiefly quartz, mica, and graphite

Amber (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Concretion (Septarian or Siderite Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian or Siderite Concretion

Chert Concretion (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled moss agate (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with moss-like inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled moss agate

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with moss-like inclusions

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin