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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

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2, Al2O3, and phyllosilicates)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2, Al2O3, and phyllosilicates)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (varieties include Flint)) — Sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (varieties include Flint)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Blue Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — gemstone

Blue Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Stromatolite (Biogenic sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate / SiO2 replaced)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Biogenic sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate / SiO2 replaced)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Jasper Breccia

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Chert (Flint Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite

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

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2) — gemstone

Carnelian

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2

Rhodochrosite (Rhodochrosite, Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite, Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Stromatolite (Biogenic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Biogenic sedimentary rock

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble) (Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble)

Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Chert (Pebble) (Microcrystalline to Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pebble)

Microcrystalline to Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon dioxide (chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon dioxide (chalcedony), SiO2

Banded Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone) (Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk (Sedimentary Limestone)

Calcite (CaCO3)

Chert (Green Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled red chalcedony or dyed agate (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate; vivid color may be dye-enhanced) — gemstone

Tumbled red chalcedony or dyed agate

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate; vivid color may be dye-enhanced

Specular Hematite (Specularite) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

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

Carnelian

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony variety, SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)