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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

Red Jasper (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)

Agate (Silica (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silica (Chalcedony), SiO2

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)

Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Rhodonite (Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Black Limestone (Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Black Limestone

Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2–xAlx(H2–xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2–xAlx(H2–xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

Amber with dark mineral/organic inclusions (Fossilized plant resin (amber; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin)) — gemstone

Amber with dark mineral/organic inclusions

Fossilized plant resin (amber; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin)

Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow jasper) (Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow jasper)

Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood with Lichen (Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens) — fossil

Petrified Wood with Lichen

Silicified Wood (SiO2) colonized by crustose lichens

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — mineral

Epidote

Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper) (Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)) — Sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)

Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)

Polished brecciated jasper or agate (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and possibly carbonate inclusions) — mineral

Polished brecciated jasper or agate

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and possibly carbonate inclusions

Green Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Sandstone (Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone

Sedimentary rock containing invertebrate fossils

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sugilite

KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)) — gemstone

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Howlite (Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)