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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

Gem Silica

Sapropel

Sapropel

Peat

Peat

Jet

Jet

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Diamond

Diamond

Black Shale

Black Shale

Pearl

Pearl

Elbaite

Elbaite

Peridot

Peridot

Pegmatite

Pegmatite

Iolite

Iolite

Beryl (Emerald or Aquamarine in Matrix) (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (Emerald or Aquamarine in Matrix)

Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Ruby (Rough/Raw) (Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)) — mineral

Ruby (Rough/Raw)

Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)

Epidote (Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Ruby (Corundum) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3) — mineral

Ruby (Corundum)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3

Granitic Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Amethyst on Agate (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+)) — mineral

Amethyst on Agate

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Red Garnet (Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Red Garnet

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Sugilite (Sugilite [KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30]) — mineral

Sugilite

Sugilite [KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30]

Black Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2 "n" H2O)) — gemstone

Black Opal

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2 "n" H2O)

Chrysocolla (in Host Rock) (Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla (in Host Rock)

Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O

Corundum (Ruby variety) (Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby variety)

Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicular Texture

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Yellow Quartz / Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz / Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite) (Elbaite - Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH) — mineral

Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite)

Elbaite - Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH

Garnet (likely Almandine) (Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet (likely Almandine)

Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Peridotite (Olivine) (Peridotite (comprising (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)) — igneous

Peridotite (Olivine)

Peridotite (comprising (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)

Almandine Garnet (Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — Mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

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

Rhodonite

Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Feldspar (Orthoclase) (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Granite Pegmatite (Coarse-grained Granite (SiO2 - Aluminum and Alkalies)) — igneous

Granite Pegmatite

Coarse-grained Granite (SiO2 - Aluminum and Alkalies)

Chrysoprase (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Chrysoprase

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — Mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (organic hydrocarbon)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (organic hydrocarbon)

Chert (Green and Black Jasper variant) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green and Black Jasper variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primary component SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primary component SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)