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Organic Gemstone (Not A Mineral)

Browse organic gemstone (not a mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Black Shale

Jet

Malachite

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Red Garnet

Shungite

Anatase

Sperrylite

Petrified Wood

Amber

Hutcheonite

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

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coprolite (Fossilized Feces) — fossil

Coprolite

Fossilized Feces

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Polished amber (Amber (fossilized plant resin; primarily organic polymerized terpenes)) — gemstone

Polished amber

Amber (fossilized plant resin; primarily organic polymerized terpenes)

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

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Nut / Coprolite / Concretion (Trace Fossil / Permineralized Plant Material) — fossil

Fossilized Nut / Coprolite / Concretion

Trace Fossil / Permineralized Plant Material

Tumbled moss agate (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with moss-like inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled moss agate

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with moss-like inclusions

Amber (Succinates (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinates (C10H16O)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (fragment) (Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (fragment)

Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil

Fossil gastropod shell (Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil gastropod shell

Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image

Mocha Stone (Dendritic Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Mocha Stone (Dendritic Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Smoky variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smoky variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Pearl (Aragonite and Conchiolin (CaCO3 + organic protein)) — mineraloid

Pearl

Aragonite and Conchiolin (CaCO3 + organic protein)

Orbicular granite (likely Rapakivi-type granite) (Granite, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende) — igneous

Orbicular granite (likely Rapakivi-type granite)

Granite, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende

Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)

Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass) (Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass) — mineral

Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)

Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass

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

Blue Apatite

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

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)

Amber (Succinite (Resin C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Resin C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Sandstone with Algae Growth (Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Algae Growth

Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen

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

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Fossilized Vertebra (Chordata fossil (Vertebra)) — fossil

Fossilized Vertebra

Chordata fossil (Vertebra)

Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble) (Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)) — metamorphic

Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble)

Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen (Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant) — metamorphic

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen

Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant