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Organic Specimen (Fossil)

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

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Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Opalized Wood

Sandstone (Calcareous or Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous or Quartz-rich)

Arenite

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Lutaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Lutaceous sedimentary rock

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

Fossilized Ray Barb (Stinger) Fragment (Myliobatiformes indet. (Fossil stingray spine)) — fossil

Fossilized Ray Barb (Stinger) Fragment

Myliobatiformes indet. (Fossil stingray spine)

Limestone (Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Order: Rugosa (e.g., Grewingkia or Heliophyllum); composed of Calcite (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)

Order: Rugosa (e.g., Grewingkia or Heliophyllum); composed of Calcite (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Shale or Slate with Plant Fossils (Fossil-bearing argillaceous rock) — Sedimentary/Metamorphic

Fossiliferous Shale or Slate with Plant Fossils

Fossil-bearing argillaceous rock

Sedimentary/Metamorphic

Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Weathered limestone fragment (Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone fragment

Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone Concretion (Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone (Orthoceras regulare) — sedimentary

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone

Orthoceras regulare

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

Crushed Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Ironstone Concretion (Ferruginous Siltstone/Ironstone (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ferruginous Siltstone/Ironstone (Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)

Sand Dollar (Fossilized or Calcium Carbonate Skeleton) (Clypeasteroida (Order)) — fossil

Sand Dollar (Fossilized or Calcium Carbonate Skeleton)

Clypeasteroida (Order)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Amber (Raw) (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Raw)

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Jasper with Dendritic Inclusions (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with manganese or iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper with Dendritic Inclusions

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with manganese or iron oxide inclusions

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl) (Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin) — mineral

Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl)

Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin