Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)
Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
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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.
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Boji Stone)
Sedimentary Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate mineral, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Likely dark green-gray metamorphic pebble
Indeterminate; possibly chlorite schist, serpentinite, or amphibolite
Shale
Mudrock / Fissile Shale
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Dinosaur Bone
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Mottled gabbro or diorite pebble
Coarse-grained mafic/intermediate intrusive rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar plus pyroxene, with possible amphibole or biotite
Boulder Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert / Flint
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)2Si2O8)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class); likely Lamniformes (order) fossilized in Apatite/Hydroxyapatite
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Amber / Fossilized Resin
Succinite / Fossilized Tree Resin
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Siltstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Rock / Travertine (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded river cobble, likely basaltic volcanic rock
Fine-grained mafic igneous rock; likely basalt or andesite
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt Pavement (with aggregate)
Asphalt concrete
Chert (includes Flint & Jasper)
Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, chemical formula SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz