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Organic Gemstone (Fossilized Resin)

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

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Amber

Petrified Wood

Sapropel

Jet

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Red Garnet

Black Shale

Opalized Wood

Peat

Oil Shale

Kambaba Jasper

Diatomaceous Earth

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharocles sp. or Striatolamia sp. (Phosphate/Carbonate mineralized Hydroxyapatite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Carcharocles sp. or Striatolamia sp. (Phosphate/Carbonate mineralized Hydroxyapatite)

Fossilized Insect in Nodular Matrix (Invertebrata / Insecta fossil in sedimentary concretion) — fossil

Fossilized Insect in Nodular Matrix

Invertebrata / Insecta fossil in sedimentary concretion

Possible fossilized ammonite or concretion (Indeterminate fossil specimen; possibly an ammonoid mold/cast in iron-rich sedimentary rock) — fossil

Possible fossilized ammonite or concretion

Indeterminate fossil specimen; possibly an ammonoid mold/cast in iron-rich sedimentary rock

Turquoise carving (Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O) — gemstone

Turquoise carving

Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O

Tree Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dendritic Inclusions) — gemstone

Tree Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dendritic Inclusions

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment) (Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment)

Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Kambaba Jasper (Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper

Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)

Fossilized Mammoth Tooth Fragment (Mammuthus primigenius (or Mammuthus sp.)) — fossil

Fossilized Mammoth Tooth Fragment

Mammuthus primigenius (or Mammuthus sp.)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Dendritic Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone) (Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone)

Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)

Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment (Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment

Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcite / CaCO3)) — fossil

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcite / CaCO3)

Montana Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Montana Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fossilized Horn Coral (Rugosa (Rugose Coral)) — fossil

Fossilized Horn Coral

Rugosa (Rugose Coral)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (likely Sand Tiger Shark) (Carcharias taurus (fossilized hydroxyapatite/calcium phosphate)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (likely Sand Tiger Shark)

Carcharias taurus (fossilized hydroxyapatite/calcium phosphate)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) (Elasmobranchii gen. indet.) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)

Elasmobranchii gen. indet.

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles fragment) (Elasmobranchii (Fossilized tooth root / crown section)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles fragment)

Elasmobranchii (Fossilized tooth root / crown section)

Fossilized Horn Coral (Rugosa (Tetracoralla)) — fossil

Fossilized Horn Coral

Rugosa (Tetracoralla)

Petrified Wood with Lichen (Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens) — fossil

Petrified Wood with Lichen

Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens

Engineered Quartz (Silicon dioxide composite) — manufactured stone

Engineered Quartz

Silicon dioxide composite

manufactured stone

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark (Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark

Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)

Dendritic Opal (Merlinite) (Hydrated Silica with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Dendritic Opal (Merlinite)

Hydrated Silica with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2·nH2O)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth) — sedimentary

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth

Kambaba Jasper (Stromatolite) — sedimentary/fossil

Kambaba Jasper

Stromatolite

sedimentary/fossil

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Chrysocolla in Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Malachite

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)

Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) (Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)

Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination

Knightia Fossil in Limestone (Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone) — sedimentary

Knightia Fossil in Limestone

Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold (Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold

Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) (Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)

Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)

Crinoid Stem Fragment (Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Stem Fragment

Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)

Polished agate/chalcedony fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate) — gemstone

Polished agate/chalcedony fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate

Blue quartzite or blue aventurine glass-like aggregate (Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂ (identification uncertain from image)) — metamorphic

Blue quartzite or blue aventurine glass-like aggregate

Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂ (identification uncertain from image)

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)