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Organic Gemstone (Biogenic)

Browse organic gemstone (biogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye) — metamorphic

Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye

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

Chert (variant Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished amber (Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)) — gemstone

Polished amber

Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony (Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility) — mineral

Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony

Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility

Blue Apatite (Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Angel Skin Coral (Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — gemstone

Angel Skin Coral

Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS2

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chert (Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Tumbled brown agate (likely moss or plume agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly mineral inclusions) — gemstone

Tumbled brown agate (likely moss or plume agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly mineral inclusions

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 (specifically Flint or Novaculite variant) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Novaculite variant)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Likely weathered flint or chert fragment (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly siliceous chert/flint) — sedimentary

Likely weathered flint or chert fragment

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly siliceous chert/flint

Fossil bivalve shell (Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features) — fossil

Fossil bivalve shell

Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features

Pink Opal (Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Pink Opal

Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite, Manganese, or Iron

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)) — mineral

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinate)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions

Amber (Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)) — mineral

Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)

Chert (variations include Flint) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)