Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Category
Browse mineraloid (organic gemstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Pink Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin, CaCO3
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Turquoise and Spiny Oyster (Heishi style beads)
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Spondylus (Spiny Oyster shell)
Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring
SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum / Corallium japonicum
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
Amber
Succinited (fossilized tree resin)
Pearls
Pearl: biomineralized aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Amber
Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite
Polished amber-like organic gemstone
Likely amber (fossilized plant resin), possibly copal or brown chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Polished amber-like organic gemstone
Amber (fossilized tree resin), commonly succinite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Amber
Succinite
Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Tumbled amber
Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (organic polymerized resin)
Polished amber
Fossilized tree resin; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin (succinite when Baltic-type)
Red coral earrings
Corallium rubrum or related precious coral (calcareous coral skeleton; primarily aragonite, CaCO₃)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic compounds)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized tree resin; chiefly polymerized terpenoids)
Amber (possibly a small polished amber cabochon)
Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic gemstone, not a mineral
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber beads
Amber, fossilized plant resin; largely polymerized terpenoid resin (not a mineral)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Bamboo Leaf Jasper
Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)
Tahitian black pearl strand
Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre