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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

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

Flint (Chert Node)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Glauconite (Greensand) (Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand)

Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)

Likely fossil shell fragment (Indeterminate mollusk fossil; possibly a gastropod or bivalve in limestone) — fossil

Likely fossil shell fragment

Indeterminate mollusk fossil; possibly a gastropod or bivalve in limestone

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Shale (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)

Limestone (or Sandstone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Limestone (or Sandstone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)

Sandstone with Brachiopod Mold Fossil (Sedimentary rock (Sandstone) with indeterminate Brachiopod mold) — fossil

Sandstone with Brachiopod Mold Fossil

Sedimentary rock (Sandstone) with indeterminate Brachiopod mold

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite) (Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)

Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rock

Amber in Matrix (Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)) — Organic (Sedimentary context)

Amber in Matrix

Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)

Organic (Sedimentary context)

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark (Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark

Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)

Fish Fossil in Limestone (Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fish Fossil in Limestone

Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone

Dyed Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, artificially dyed)) — gemstone

Dyed Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, artificially dyed)

Amber (Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)

Limestone (containing Fossil Mold) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (containing Fossil Mold)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions

Coprolite (Fossilized Feces) — fossil

Coprolite

Fossilized Feces

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled Red Jasper (Quartz (Microcrystalline variety of chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Red Jasper

Quartz (Microcrystalline variety of chalcedony, SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)