Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse organic gemstone (often associated with sedimentary sequences) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Pyrite
Quartz (SiO2) with Gold (Au) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Unakite
Unakite (an altered granite composed of Epidote, Orthoclase, and Quartz)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone (Epidosite or Altered Basalt)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Moonstone
Adularia or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8), specifically with lamellar exsolution of albite and orthoclase.
Chert (often called Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline variant
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coal (Anthracite)
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing phyllosilicate)
Red Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 - a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amazonite (likely mixed with other feldspars/minerals)
Amazonite is a variety of Microcline, which is a tectosilicate mineral, formula KAISi3O8. The mixed beads could include other feldspars or quartz.
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Jasper (likely Brown or Brecciated)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)