Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
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Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio mineralized material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (contains (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (often found as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Agatized Fossil (Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) replacing organic matter
Black Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Wood (with Coal and Limonite)
Petrified Wood (Silicified or Carbonized Flora)
Chert (variant Flint/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varietal name for microcrystalline quartz). Chemical formula: SiO₂
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Amber (in Matrix/Shale)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Quartz (Milky or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)