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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

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Carnelian (Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Chert (and Limestone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins) (Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)) — Sedimentary Rock (technically chert, a microcrystalline quartz)

Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)

Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)

Sedimentary Rock (technically chert, a microcrystalline quartz)

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone (Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)) — sedimentary

Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone

Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)

Blue-dyed howlite beads (likely) (Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅, commonly dyed blue to imitate turquoise) — mineral

Blue-dyed howlite beads (likely)

Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅, commonly dyed blue to imitate turquoise

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Tufa limestone (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Novaculite variant) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Novaculite variant)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jadeite Jade (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Jadeite Jade

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia or Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Petrified Wood Agate (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood Agate

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Iron-rich) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Iron-rich)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) inclusions

Chert / Flint (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Palm Wood Fossil (Palmoxylon) — fossil

Palm Wood Fossil

Palmoxylon

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

Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Shale (Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Fossilized Coprolite (Coprolite (fossilized feces)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coprolite

Coprolite (fossilized feces)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)