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Mineral And Organic Gemstone

Browse mineral and organic gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Black Shale

Jet

Malachite

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Andesine

Aragonite

Dolomite

Albite

Pyrrhotite

Andesite

Andalusite

Andamooka Opal

Chert (Green variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Vertebrate fossilized tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Vertebrate fossilized tooth

Chert (var. Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (var. Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint

Tumbled amber-like inclusion (Likely amber (fossilized tree resin; complex polymer), but identification is uncertain from the image) — gemstone

Tumbled amber-like inclusion

Likely amber (fossilized tree resin; complex polymer), but identification is uncertain from the image

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix

Tumbled moss agate (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with moss-like inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled moss agate

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with moss-like inclusions

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Amber (Succinates (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (C10H16O)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentum cum fossili) — fossil

Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentum cum fossili

Abalone Shell / Mother of Pearl (Haliotis sp. (Nacreous shell layer)) — fossil

Abalone Shell / Mother of Pearl

Haliotis sp. (Nacreous shell layer)

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Shale or Slate (Shale (Sedimentary) or Slate (Metamorphic)) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Shale or Slate

Shale (Sedimentary) or Slate (Metamorphic)

sedimentary or metamorphic

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)) — Sedimentary/Metamorphic

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)

Sedimentary/Metamorphic

Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead) (Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)) — gemstone

Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead)

Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)

Amber (Succinite (Resin C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Resin C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)

Slate (Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

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

Chert (Cherty Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (a common variety of fossilized resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (a common variety of fossilized resin)

Chert (and its variety Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and its variety Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone (Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone

Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)

Fossilized Nut / Coprolite / Concretion (Trace Fossil / Permineralized Plant Material) — fossil

Fossilized Nut / Coprolite / Concretion

Trace Fossil / Permineralized Plant Material

Likely quartz-rich rock or mineral fragment (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a pegmatitic or granitic matrix) — mineral

Likely quartz-rich rock or mineral fragment

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a pegmatitic or granitic matrix