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Organic Gem Material (Botanical)

Browse organic gem material (botanical) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Gem Silica

Peat

Sapropel

Jet

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Diamond

Pearl

Black Shale

Elbaite

Peridot

Pegmatite

Iolite

Ruby in Matrix (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby in Matrix

Corundum (Al2O3)

Pearl (Imitation or Cultured) (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3

Mineraloid (Organic)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhodonite ((Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Red Jasper with Quartz (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper with Quartz

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dinosaur Fossil Tooth (Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth) — fossil

Dinosaur Fossil Tooth

Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

Bivalve Fossil (Fossilized Shell) (Class Bivalvia (fossilized in Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite)) — fossil

Bivalve Fossil (Fossilized Shell)

Class Bivalvia (fossilized in Calcium Carbonate/Aragonite)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Tumbled epidote or epidote-rich stone (Epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH); possibly a green jasper or prehnite-epidote aggregate) — mineral

Tumbled epidote or epidote-rich stone

Epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH); possibly a green jasper or prehnite-epidote aggregate

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Copper ore-bearing rock (likely malachite/chrysocolla in a sulfide-rich matrix) (Cuprite–malachite/chrysocolla mineralization; probable copper sulfides such as chalcopyrite in altered host rock) — mineral

Copper ore-bearing rock (likely malachite/chrysocolla in a sulfide-rich matrix)

Cuprite–malachite/chrysocolla mineralization; probable copper sulfides such as chalcopyrite in altered host rock

Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Clear quartz crystal (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Mixed collection of natural stones (Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks) — igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Mixed collection of natural stones

Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks

igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Chert or flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert) — sedimentary

Chert or flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)