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Organic Gemstone (Often Associated With Sedimentary Sequences)

Browse organic gemstone (often associated with sedimentary sequences) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Turbidite

Black Shale

Ironstone

Oil Shale

Jet

Limestone

Sandstone

Pegmatite

Euxenite

Pyroxenite

Blue Apatite (Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Agate (Moss or Green Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Moss or Green Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sugilite in Quartz (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30) — mineral

Sugilite in Quartz

KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30

Chert (Smoky variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smoky variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agatized Coral / Rough Chalcedony Node)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (Siliceous Mudstone variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Siliceous Mudstone variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fancy Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz replacing organic cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz replacing organic cellulose)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Amber (possibly a small polished amber cabochon) (Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic gemstone, not a mineral) — gemstone

Amber (possibly a small polished amber cabochon)

Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic gemstone, not a mineral

Jasper (Red Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Green Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Green Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Kyanite (Purple variety) (Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)) — metamorphic

Kyanite (Purple variety)

Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)

Carnelian Agate (Carnelian (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Carnelian (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Carnelian (Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety), SiO2) — gemstone

Carnelian

Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety), SiO2

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Tanzanite (Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — gemstone

Tanzanite

Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Prehnite

Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon dioxide with hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide with hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variety with Oxidation) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Mudstone variety with Oxidation)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — gemstone

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2