Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
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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
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tumbled citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained or natural citrine
Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock, possibly rose quartz with mica
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica
Green Serpentine
Serpentine group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Amber
Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)
Mammoth Tooth
Mammuthus tooth fossil
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasaurus sp.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Vuggy Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Quartz/Calcite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Permineralized Lycopsid, Conifer, or Hardwood)
Coral Fossil (Scleractinia)
Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified weathered rock fragment
Likely granitic or feldspathic rock; exact identification requires clearer imaging and testing
Quartz (Rose or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Vivianite
Vivianite, Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Chrysocolla (Copper Ore matrix)
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich river cobble, possibly quartzite
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂), tentatively identified
Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Tumbled amethyst (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from irradiation and iron impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Quartz geode / iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron oxides and minor feldspar or host-rock minerals
Tumbled carnelian (likely chalcedony)
Carnelian, orange-red cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chalcedony
Chert (Flint Nodule)
Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or mica inclusions