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Organic Gemstone (Sedimentary Classification)

Browse organic gemstone (sedimentary classification) 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

Weathered chert or silicified limestone (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert formed by silicification of carbonate rock) — sedimentary

Weathered chert or silicified limestone

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert formed by silicification of carbonate rock

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Shale (Carbonaceous Shale (with potential plant/aquatic fossils)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale

Carbonaceous Shale (with potential plant/aquatic fossils)

Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable) (Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)

Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni)) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni)

Amber (Cherry or Red variety) (Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)) — Organic Gemstone (not a rock)

Amber (Cherry or Red variety)

Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)

Organic Gemstone (not a rock)

Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz) (Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)) — gemstone

Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz)

Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)

Amber (Resinite (Succinite if from the Baltic); Chemical Formula: C10H16O (approximate)) — Organic Diamond/Gemstone (often associated with Sedimentary sequences)

Amber

Resinite (Succinite if from the Baltic); Chemical Formula: C10H16O (approximate)

Organic Diamond/Gemstone (often associated with Sedimentary sequences)

Amber (Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)

Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite) (Coal (organic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)

Coal (organic sedimentary rock)

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

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)) — mineral

Pearl

Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Bone (Vertebrate fossil (mineralized bone)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Vertebrate fossil (mineralized bone)

Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary

Black Limestone (Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Black Limestone

Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Natural White Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3) — mineraloid

Natural White Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3

Pearl (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3

Chert (Flint nodule) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite) — Organic Gemstone (sedimentary associations)

Amber

Succinite

Organic Gemstone (sedimentary associations)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based minerals and others) — mineral

Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based minerals and others

Pyritic Shale (Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Shale

Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Likely bituminous coal (Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter with variable maceral and mineral content) — sedimentary

Likely bituminous coal

Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter with variable maceral and mineral content

Pearl (incorporated into jewelry) (Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)

Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Fossilized Wood / Petrified Wood (Petrified Wood (Silicified Flora)) — fossil

Fossilized Wood / Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Flora)

Quartz-rich breccia or silicified breccia (Cryptocrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron oxides and dark lithic fragments; exact classification is uncertain from the photograph) — sedimentary

Quartz-rich breccia or silicified breccia

Cryptocrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron oxides and dark lithic fragments; exact classification is uncertain from the photograph

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — gemstone

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Amber (Succinited (fossilized tree resin)) — fossil

Amber

Succinited (fossilized tree resin)

Amber (Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)) — fossil

Amber

Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)

Amber (Succinite) — mineral

Amber

Succinite

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin

Translucent amber-colored gemstone, likely citrine or amber (Most plausibly quartz (SiO₂), specifically citrine; amber would be fossilized resin (organic polymer)) — gemstone

Translucent amber-colored gemstone, likely citrine or amber

Most plausibly quartz (SiO₂), specifically citrine; amber would be fossilized resin (organic polymer)

Polished amber-like organic gemstone (Likely amber (fossilized plant resin), possibly copal or brown chalcedony; exact identification requires testing) — gemstone

Polished amber-like organic gemstone

Likely amber (fossilized plant resin), possibly copal or brown chalcedony; exact identification requires testing

Polished amber-like organic gemstone (Amber (fossilized tree resin), commonly succinite; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — gemstone

Polished amber-like organic gemstone

Amber (fossilized tree resin), commonly succinite; exact identification is uncertain from the image