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Organic Mineraloid

Browse organic mineraloid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Shungite

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Opalized Wood

Chert (specifically Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Polished River Pebble) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished River Pebble)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Chert / Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Banded Variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Banded Variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (and Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically a fragment with Desert Varnish) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a fragment with Desert Varnish)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Grey Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Grey Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert Nodules (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of orthorhombic Aragonite and Conchiolin) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of orthorhombic Aragonite and Conchiolin

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone (Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil in Limestone

Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale) (Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)

Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock

Limestone (Porous/Travertine variant) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Porous/Travertine variant)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement) SiO2

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (White-Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White-Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Gray Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂)

Chert Pebble (Chert (composed primarily of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Chert (composed primarily of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Black Jasper (Black Stone / River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), Opaque variety of Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Black Jasper (Black Stone / River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), Opaque variety of Chalcedony

Coprolite (Fossilized Feces) — sedimentary

Coprolite

Fossilized Feces

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)

Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment (Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment

Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)

Graphite-bearing schist (probable) (Graphite–quartz–mica schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica) — metamorphic

Graphite-bearing schist (probable)

Graphite–quartz–mica schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica