Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
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Browse organic gemstone (biogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-rich variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Tumbled amber (likely)
Amber; fossilized plant resin, commonly succinite (organic material rather than a mineral)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Honey-colored amber (possibly copal)
Amber: fossilized tree resin, an organic mineraloid; composition varies, mainly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Translucent amber-colored gemstone, likely citrine or amber
Most plausibly quartz (SiO₂), specifically citrine; amber would be fossilized resin (organic polymer)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber (rough amber piece)
Fossilized plant resin; predominantly polymerized terpenoid resin (succinite, when Baltic-type)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Amber
Fossilized tree resin; primarily an organic polymer of terpenoid compounds (succinite when Baltic-type)
Tumbled amber-like gemstone
Likely amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid), possibly citrine or yellow-brown glass imitation
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber (likely a small polished amber piece)
Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Small yellow-orange mineral fragment, likely amber or iron-stained quartz
Possibly amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid) or quartz (SiO₂)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber-like beach pebble
Amber (fossilized tree resin), likely heavily weathered or resinous organic material; exact identification is uncertain from the image