Fire Opal (in Matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
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Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fire Opal (in Matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (and Flint variant)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodular)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale
Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin (Biogenic Mineral)
Shale (with minor calcite veining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / River Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shell (Bivalve)
Class Bivalvia (Likely a member of the Ostreidae or Gryphaeidae family), CaCO3
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agatized Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Chert (Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace titanium, iron, or manganese
Amber
Succinite (organic mineraloid); Chemical formula: C10H16O
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)