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Organic Specimen (Fossil)

Browse organic specimen (fossil) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chert (variously identified as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously identified as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone Fragment (Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Fragment

Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Script Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions) — sedimentary

Script Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia) (Fossilized Tree Resin) — mineraloid

Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)

Fossilized Tree Resin

Amber (Amber (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Amber (C10H16O)

Amber (Organic gemstone (Succinite)) — mineral

Amber

Organic gemstone (Succinite)

Coquina or Fossilized Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Biogenic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossilized Shell Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Biogenic Limestone

Amber (Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O

Amber (Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety) (Succinite (chemical formula: C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (not a rock or mineral)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)

Succinite (chemical formula: C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (not a rock or mineral)

Dragon Stone (Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Dragon Stone

Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)) — mineral

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic gemstone) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic gemstone

Amber (Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

mineraloid / sedimentary organic material

Amber (Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid

Amber (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — Mineral

Amber

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Amber (and Citrine Quartz) (Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Organic Mineraloid and Mineral

Amber (and Citrine Quartz)

Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Organic Mineraloid and Mineral

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety) (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite); Approximate formula: C10H16O) — Organic Gemstone (Succinite)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite); Approximate formula: C10H16O

Organic Gemstone (Succinite)

Pearl (in a decorative hair comb setting) (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite, bonded with Conchiolin) — Organic Mineraloid

Pearl (in a decorative hair comb setting)

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite, bonded with Conchiolin

Organic Mineraloid

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)

Mineraloid (Organic)

Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal) (SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)) — Mineral

Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)

SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety) (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (fossilized resin)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)

Succinite (C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (fossilized resin)

Schist (N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)) — metamorphic

Schist

N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)

Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore) (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Amber (Copal) (Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)) — Mineral

Amber (Copal)

Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)) — Mineral

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)

Dendritic Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Dendritic Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Siderite Concretion) (Arenite with Ironstone Concretion (FeCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Siderite Concretion)

Arenite with Ironstone Concretion (FeCO3)

Sandstone Concretion (Sedimentary concretion) — Sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sedimentary concretion

Amber (Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.) — Mineral

Amber

Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.

Calligraphy Stone (Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone composed of Hematite and Shell remains)) — sedimentary

Calligraphy Stone

Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone composed of Hematite and Shell remains)

Greywacke with Quartz Vein (Matrix: Impure Sandstone (SiO2 + varied clasts), Veins: Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Greywacke with Quartz Vein

Matrix: Impure Sandstone (SiO2 + varied clasts), Veins: Quartz (SiO2)

Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites) (Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)) — mineral

Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)

Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper) (Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)

Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)

Belemnoidea (Belemnite Guard) (Belemnitida (calcitic rostrum)) — sedimentary

Belemnoidea (Belemnite Guard)

Belemnitida (calcitic rostrum)

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

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)