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Organic Gemstone (Not A Rock)

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

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Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Lapis Lazuli

Jet

Pegmatite

Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Limestone (Weathered/Silicified) (Sedimentary carbonate rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered/Silicified)

Sedimentary carbonate rock (primarily CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

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)

Polished amber (Fossilized tree resin; chiefly terpenoid polymers (succinite)) — organic gemstone

Polished amber

Fossilized tree resin; chiefly terpenoid polymers (succinite)

organic gemstone

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and other mineral impurities) — sedimentary (chemical/biological origin)

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and other mineral impurities

sedimentary (chemical/biological origin)

Limestone with Stylolites (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Stylolites

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossilized stromatolite or laminated microbial mat (Layered carbonate/chert fossil; exact taxon indeterminate from the image) — fossil

Fossilized stromatolite or laminated microbial mat

Layered carbonate/chert fossil; exact taxon indeterminate from the image

Chert (Polished/Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Chert (Field Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint variant) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossilized bone fragment (Fossil bone, composed chiefly of carbonate-fluorapatite (bioapatite)) — fossil

Fossilized bone fragment

Fossil bone, composed chiefly of carbonate-fluorapatite (bioapatite)

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous) (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (Carbon)) — sedimentary

Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous)

Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (Carbon)

Fire Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Fire Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert Pebble Map (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble Map

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Selachii (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Selachii (fossilized dentition)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Successite)) — fossil

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Successite)

Pink Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite/Sepiolite inclusions) — gemstone

Pink Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite/Sepiolite inclusions

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Vein (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Vein

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper (Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Limestone (River Pebble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)