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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

Devil's Toenail (Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Devil's Toenail

Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (principally SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

Jasper (Red Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Fossilized Crinoid Stem (Crinoidea (Echinodermata)) — fossil

Fossilized Crinoid Stem

Crinoidea (Echinodermata)

Cannonball Concretion (Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Cannonball Concretion

Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Crinoid Stem Fossil in Matrix (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Fossil in Matrix

Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) — fossil

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)

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

Dendritic Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Sandstone with Dendritic Manganese Oxides (Sandstone (SiO2 predominant) with Oxide Dendrites (MnO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Dendritic Manganese Oxides

Sandstone (SiO2 predominant) with Oxide Dendrites (MnO2)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

Orbicular Jasper (Eye Jasper / Kambaba-like pattern) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Orbicular Jasper (Eye Jasper / Kambaba-like pattern)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Tree Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Dendritic Agate/Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Tree Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Dendritic Agate/Chalcedony

Sandstone Concretion (Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Dyed) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Microcrystalline Quartz)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Dyed)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Microcrystalline Quartz)

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

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely (Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate, commonly with feldspar, epidote, and iron oxides; composition varies) — igneous

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely

Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate, commonly with feldspar, epidote, and iron oxides; composition varies

Orange calcite fragment (Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron-stained or orange-colored calcite) — mineral

Orange calcite fragment

Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron-stained or orange-colored calcite

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pearl (Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)) — mineral

Pearl

Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral) (Hexagonaria percarinata) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)

Hexagonaria percarinata

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) — fossil

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata

Siderite Concretion (Nodule) (Iron Carbonate (FeCO3) Concretion) — sedimentary

Siderite Concretion (Nodule)

Iron Carbonate (FeCO3) Concretion

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Precious Coral

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral) (Anthozoa fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)

Anthozoa fossil

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral) (Hexagonaria percarinata) — fossil

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Hexagonaria percarinata