Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)
Category
Browse organic gemstone (sedimentary classification) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) matrix containing Rugosa (order of extinct solitary and colonial corals)
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbonoid (Shungite)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions
Possible basaltic rock or meteorite candidate
Likely vesicular basalt; meteorite identification cannot be confirmed visually
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Limestone Pebble with Crinoid Fossil
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Fossiliferous Limestone
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Angel Skin Coral
Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials
Anthracite Coal
Carbon (with organic impurities)
Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia
Chert (Green and Black Jasper variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint
Amber
Succinite
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite mixed with Conchiolin), CaCO3
Moss Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossil Crab
Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)
Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood
Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Pearl (with Peridot)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Siderite Concretion in Shale
Iron carbonate (FeCO3) in Mudstone/Shale matrix
Moss Agate
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Tooth Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Black Pearl (Tahitian-style Cultured Pearl)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3
Black Freshwater Pearls
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3
Moss Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)