Chert (Brecciated or Veined)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse organic gemstone (not a rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Brecciated or Veined)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid)
Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Chert (Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (and/or River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert (River Siltstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Siltstone River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Pink Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Liesegang Banding)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
Chert (often called Jasper or River Siltstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)