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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

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous) (Lithified plant matter (Carbon)) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous)

Lithified plant matter (Carbon)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Brachiopod Fossil (Phylum Brachiopoda (Class Rhynchonellata)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil

Phylum Brachiopoda (Class Rhynchonellata)

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)

Sandstone (with vugs or solution cavities) (Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with CaCO3 or SiO2 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with vugs or solution cavities)

Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with CaCO3 or SiO2 cement)

Fossiliferous Chert (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcareous biomicrite / Bioclastic limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcareous biomicrite / Bioclastic limestone

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Belemite Rostrum (Belemnoidea (Order)) — fossil

Belemite Rostrum

Belemnoidea (Order)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Arenite)

Siltstone (Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar grains)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar grains)

Sandstone (Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)

Shale or Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Siltstone (Siltstone) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone

Sandstone (Graywacke) (Arenite / Graywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Graywacke)

Arenite / Graywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)

Limestone (CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining) (Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)

Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic shells)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic shells)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)

Triceratops Fossil (Triceratops horridus) — fossil

Triceratops Fossil

Triceratops horridus

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate ( преимущественно CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate ( преимущественно CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous) (Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)

Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum

Dendritic Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions

Fossil Bivalve Shell (Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)) — sedimentary

Fossil Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)