Fossilized Tooth
Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth (Mineralized Biogenic Material)
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Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized Tooth
Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth (Mineralized Biogenic Material)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentum cum fossili
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Nodule (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Claystone)
Granite / Feldspar gravel
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Limestone Concretion (Botryoidal/Calcareous Nodules)
Calcium Carbonate Concretion (CaCO3)
Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate / Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Dyed)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Microcrystalline Quartz)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)
Agatized Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment
Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Polished/Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fire Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Amber
Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)
Pyrite in Slate or Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Matrix
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)
Amber
Succinite (Resinous fossilized tree sap)
Natural Pearl (appearing in a jewelry setting)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 with Conchiolin
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Sandstone
Sandstone (principally SiO2/Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Glauconitic)
Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 + (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)