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Organic Gemstone (Not A Rock)

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

Yellow Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

mineral
Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

mineral
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

sedimentary
Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)

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

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Coral)

sedimentary
Caribbean Calcite (Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Caribbean Calcite

Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)

mineral
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock) — mineral

Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock

mineral
Turquoise (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

mineral
Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Shale (possibly) (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly)

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

sedimentary
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone) (Peralkaline rhyolite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)

Peralkaline rhyolite

igneous
Black Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Black Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

mineral
Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe)

mineral
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Turquoise (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

mineral
Epidote in Basalt (Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)) — igneous

Epidote in Basalt

Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)

igneous
Turquoise in Matrix (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

mineral
Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

sedimentary
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)

mineral
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Pink Feldspar

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

mineral
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Fire Opal (in matrix) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — Mineraloid

Fire Opal (in matrix)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Mineraloid
Basalt (Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)

igneous
Dalmatian Stone (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock

igneous
Diamond (in Matrix) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in Matrix)

Carbon (C)

mineral
Carnelian (Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

mineral
Carnelian (Agate) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian (Agate)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)

mineral
Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

sedimentary
Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

mineral
Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Montana Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Montana Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

mineral
Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

mineral