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Organic Gemstone (Not A Rock Or Mineral In The Traditional Sense, But Bio Mineralized Material)

Browse organic gemstone (not a rock or mineral in the traditional sense, but bio mineralized material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Black Jasper (Black Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Black Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — Mineral (variety of Chalcedony)

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Mineral (variety of Chalcedony)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Travertine (Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Copal) (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber (Copal)

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Quartz Geode/Cluster (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode/Cluster

Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Limonite oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Limonite oxides)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz with Limonite Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Quartz with Limonite Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Coral (Precious Coral) (Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO
3
).) — Mineral, Organic Gemstone

Coral (Precious Coral)

Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).

Mineral, Organic Gemstone

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz

Precious Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Precious Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Quartz (in a rock matrix) (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (in a rock matrix)

Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Wonderstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Wonderstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Note on Image Identification: Textile (N/A (Anthropogenic material)) — not a rock

Note on Image Identification: Textile

N/A (Anthropogenic material)

Shungite (Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian rock)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian rock)

Brown Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Brown Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone (Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)

Sedimentary Rock

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Peridotite (with Olivine and Pyroxene) (Ultramafic Magmatic Rock (Primary minerals: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and (Ca, Mg, Fe)2Si2O6)) — igneous

Peridotite (with Olivine and Pyroxene)

Ultramafic Magmatic Rock (Primary minerals: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and (Ca, Mg, Fe)2Si2O6)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Manganese-coated Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)) — sedimentary

Manganese-coated Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)

Quartz (Druzy) in host rock (SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)) — Mineral

Quartz (Druzy) in host rock

SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss