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Organic Structure (Not A Rock)

Browse organic structure (not a rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Petrified Wood

Crocodile Jasper

Crocodile Jasper

Opalized Wood

Rock Salt

Coral Rock

Rock Gypsum

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

Generic Pebble (Lithic Fragment) — sedimentary

Generic Pebble

Lithic Fragment

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Quartz-Veined Gneiss or Metamorphic Rock with Quartz Veins (Quartz-veined metamorphic rock (Silicate mineral assemblage)) — metamorphic

Quartz-Veined Gneiss or Metamorphic Rock with Quartz Veins

Quartz-veined metamorphic rock (Silicate mineral assemblage)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type) (Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)

Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil (Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)) — mineral

Mosasaur Tooth Fossil

Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Sedimentary Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sedimentary Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone

Fossiliferous Jasper / Miriam Stone / Elephant Skin Jasper (Biogenic Chalcedony / Silicified Fossiliferous Limestone) — fossil

Fossiliferous Jasper / Miriam Stone / Elephant Skin Jasper

Biogenic Chalcedony / Silicified Fossiliferous Limestone

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized Lycopsid, Conifer, or Hardwood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized Lycopsid, Conifer, or Hardwood)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement) — mineral

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Green Moss Agate / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron and Manganese inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron and Manganese inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Unidentified Rock Fragment (Unknown) — Rock

Unidentified Rock Fragment

Unknown

Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.) — Mineral structure/Rock

Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.

Mineral structure/Rock

Moss Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with manganese or iron oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with manganese or iron oxide inclusions)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Green Jasper (Jasper (Silicates, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Jasper (Silicates, SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark or worked) (Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark or worked)

Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble with Inclusion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Inclusion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz / SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz / SiO2)

Black Pearl (Tahitian Type) (Aragonite / Pinctada margaritifera (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)) — Organic Gemstone

Black Pearl (Tahitian Type)

Aragonite / Pinctada margaritifera (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)

Organic Gemstone

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

Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Shard) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Shard)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (River Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)