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Organic Gem Material (Botanical)

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

Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or River Rock)

Chert (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper transition) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper transition)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid) (Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid)

Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Pearl (Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Calamites Fossil) (Calamites sp. (Silicified/Permineralized Plant Fossil)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Calamites Fossil)

Calamites sp. (Silicified/Permineralized Plant Fossil)

Chert (Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule) — mineral

Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule

Chert (containing Iron Oxide spots) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Iron Oxide spots)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3

Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex) (Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica) — sedimentary

Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)

Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Green Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Pycnodonte Oyster (Pycnodonte (Gryphaeostrea) species; Composition is Calcium Carbonate (Calcite/Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Pycnodonte Oyster

Pycnodonte (Gryphaeostrea) species; Composition is Calcium Carbonate (Calcite/Aragonite)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert with Quartz Veining

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Chert-based Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert (and Chert-based Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel) (Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels) — sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)

Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels

sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Glass) — igneous

Scoria

Vesicular Basaltic Glass

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale

Amber (Succinite) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite

Shale (with minor calcite veining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale (with minor calcite veining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid

Liesegang Ring Siltstone (Siltstone with iron oxide Liesegang bands) — sedimentary

Liesegang Ring Siltstone

Siltstone with iron oxide Liesegang bands

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing iron impurities

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

Almandine Garnet

Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)

Peridot (Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Rose Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions)