Horse Chestnut (Buckeye seed)
Aesculus hippocastanum seed
Organic (Non-geological)
Category
Organic Mineraloid
Browse organic mineraloid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ambergris
Physeter macrocephalus excreta (Ambergris)
mineraloid / organic geological find
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
sedimentary
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite
mineral
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
mineral
Red Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Mineraloid (predominantly Quartz grains with Iron Oxide cement)
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid (anthropogenic)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Moldavite
Silica glass with small amounts of aluminum, iron, and other elements
Mineraloid / Tektite
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Mineraloid / Anthropogenic
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite
mineral
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Igneous
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Mineraloid (synthetic)
Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Jade (likely Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mineral/Mineraloid
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Mineral/Mineraloid
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
sedimentary (or mineraloid)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2 + tracing minerals
mineraloid / impactite
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
mineral
Jasper containing fossilized inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions
sedimentary
Amber
Succinite (Organic Gemstone)
mineral
Amber / Copal
Organic resin, C10H16O
mineral
Amber
Organic gemstone (Succinite)
mineral
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
mineral
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
mineral
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Organic Gemstone (often associated with Sedimentary sequences)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
mineral
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
sedimentary
Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)
Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)
mineral
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)
sedimentary
Amber
Amber (C10H16O)
mineral
Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Organic Materia (Not a rock or mineral)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
mineral
Amber
Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
mineral