Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Browse organic gemstone (sedimentary classification) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Agate-like Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Turquoise (set in silver jewelry)
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalcedony (Yellow/Honey variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper with Agate Inclusions
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Chalcedony/Agate
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Chert (Siliceous rock composed of microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicified microcrystalline quartz) - SiO2
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Agate / Banded Chalcedony
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Shard / Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx Marble)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities
Jasper Pebble
Tumbled Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil (Polished Section)
Ammonoidea (typically mineralized with Calcite CaCO3)