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Organic Gemstone (Sedimentary Associations)

Browse organic gemstone (sedimentary associations) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Red Garnet

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Oil Shale

Jet

Petrified Wood

Amber

Dyed blue tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite (Howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅) or magnesite (MgCO₃), artificially dyed blue) — mineral

Dyed blue tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite

Howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅) or magnesite (MgCO₃), artificially dyed blue

Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar) (Igneous Pegmatite containing SiO2 and KAlSi3O8) — igneous

Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar)

Igneous Pegmatite containing SiO2 and KAlSi3O8

Turquoise (possible Dyed Howlite or Magnesite imitation) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise)) — mineral

Turquoise (possible Dyed Howlite or Magnesite imitation)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities

Turquoise (Rough Specimens) (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise (Rough Specimens)

Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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

Prehnite

Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amber (in Matrix/Shale) (Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineral

Amber (in Matrix/Shale)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Rose Quartz and Lepidolite in Pegmatite (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lithium-rich Mica (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)) — igneous

Rose Quartz and Lepidolite in Pegmatite

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lithium-rich Mica (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bamboo Leaf Jasper (Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)) — mineral

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Coral (Precious Coral) (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Red Coral (Precious Coral)

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Malachite (Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock (Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone) — metamorphic

Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock

Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone

Amber (Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)

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

Prehnite

Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Citrine (Yellow Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine (Yellow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Amethyst (Super Seven / Melody's Stone Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities including Iron) — mineral

Amethyst (Super Seven / Melody's Stone Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities including Iron

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Aquamarine (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Rock)

Limonite (FeO(OH)•nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)•nH2O

Amber (Succinite (Organic Gemstone)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Organic Gemstone)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)