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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

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Banded)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion) — sedimentary

Chert with Fossil Brachiopod

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic Brachiopod inclusion

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Green Jasperiod) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Jasperiod)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids) (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids)

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — Mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Green Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions) — sedimentary

Green Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Hematite)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Basanite / Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Prehnite

Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Greenstone / Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Moonstone (Adularia (orthoclase feldspar variety)) — mineral

Moonstone

Adularia (orthoclase feldspar variety)

Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock (Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells) — fossil

Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock

Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Rhyolite (Rhyolite) — igneous

Rhyolite

Rhyolite

Blue Tiger's Eye (Crocidolite in Quartz (altered)) — Mineral

Blue Tiger's Eye

Crocidolite in Quartz (altered)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (Class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (Class)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (v. Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (v. Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)