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Organic Gemstone (Not A Rock Or Mineral)

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

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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Sapropel

Halite

Black Shale

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Dolomite

Gypsum

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Natural Turquoise) or Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Howlite)) — mineral

Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Natural Turquoise) or Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Howlite)

Fossilized Brain Coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis (Fossilized)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Pink Coral (Corallium rubrum (or related species, composed of calcium carbonate)) — gemstone

Pink Coral

Corallium rubrum (or related species, composed of calcium carbonate)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Quartz Crystal Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous Coal) — sedimentary

Coal

Anthracite / Bituminous Coal

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic matter, głównie $SiO_2$)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic matter, głównie $SiO_2$)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)

Natural Freshwater Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3) — gemstone

Natural Freshwater Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or mica inclusions) — mineral

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or mica inclusions

Lapis Lazuli (Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

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

Quartz (Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Melo Melo Pearl (or Golden Chalcedony / Yellow Jasper Sphere) (Non-nacreous calcium carbonate pearl (or SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — gemstone

Melo Melo Pearl (or Golden Chalcedony / Yellow Jasper Sphere)

Non-nacreous calcium carbonate pearl (or SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

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

Quartz (Milky/Granular)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Silicon dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), SiO2) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Silicon dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), SiO2

Amber (Succiniferous organic material (Succinite)) — fossil

Amber

Succiniferous organic material (Succinite)

Amber (Succinited (C10H16O)) — fossil

Amber

Succinited (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

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

Turquoise

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

Zebra Rock / Zebra Marble (Banded Limestone-Marble Transition) — metamorphic

Zebra Rock / Zebra Marble

Banded Limestone-Marble Transition

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (or Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (or Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil Fragments (Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragments

Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Agatized Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agatized Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum) (Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)

Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete

Milky Quartz with Garnet/Hematite and Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) and Basalt) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Garnet/Hematite and Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) and Basalt

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)