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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

Shungite (Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian rock)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian rock)

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Dyed Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, artificially dyed)) — gemstone

Dyed Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, artificially dyed)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone or Shale (Biomicrite (if limestone) or Fossiliferous Shale) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone or Shale

Biomicrite (if limestone) or Fossiliferous Shale

Pyrite Concretion (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix) — sedimentary

Pyrite Concretion

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix

Chert / Flint (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid) (Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Jasperoid)

Chert (chemically precipitated microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Polished/Worn) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Worn)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered gray-green rock fragment (Likely shale or mudstone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Weathered gray-green rock fragment

Likely shale or mudstone; exact identification requires testing

Gray River Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone) (Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate or Siliciclastic)) — sedimentary

Gray River Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone)

Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate or Siliciclastic)

Tumbled amber (Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Tumbled amber

Fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite (C10H16O)

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

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with green mineral inclusions), SiO2

Chert (Sedimentary Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Sedimentary Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Siltstone with Fossil Cast (Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with Fossil Cast

Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix

Shungite (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock) — mineral

Shungite

Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite impurities

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)

Amber (Raw Copal) (Fossilized Plant Resin (Gummite/Succinite)) — mineral

Amber (Raw Copal)

Fossilized Plant Resin (Gummite/Succinite)

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

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Chert (White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich Sandstone)

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions (Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions

Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions

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

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite in Slate or Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Matrix) — mineral

Pyrite in Slate or Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Matrix

Mookaite Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Mookaite Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lake Superior Agate (Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)) — mineral

Lake Superior Agate

Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)

Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)