Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (fossilized)
Category
Browse mineral, organic gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (fossilized)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony (Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Zebra Calcite)
Calcite (CaCO3) with trace organic or oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Bone
Petrified Bone (Fluorapatite / Calcium Phosphate replacement)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a host rock matrix
Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Chert (Yellow/Brown Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Permineralized wood)
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Bone (Vertebrate Fossil)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class); likely Lamniformes (order) fossilized in Apatite/Hydroxyapatite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions - SiO2
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with manganese/iron oxide inclusions
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Fossiliferous Sandstone
Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)
Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite