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Organic Gemstone (Succinite)

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

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Amber

Jet

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)

Chert (Red Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (principally SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

Carved red coral bead (likely coral or coral-colored resin) (Corallium spp. (precious coral; calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — gemstone

Carved red coral bead (likely coral or coral-colored resin)

Corallium spp. (precious coral; calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

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

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — gemstone

Moss Agate

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Polished amber-like agate or jasper carving (Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained carnelian/jasper; exact identification requires testing) — gemstone

Polished amber-like agate or jasper carving

Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained carnelian/jasper; exact identification requires testing

Fancy Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Pearl oyster shell with cultured pearls (Mollusk shell (likely Pinctada spp.) containing aragonite pearls, CaCO₃) — gemstone

Pearl oyster shell with cultured pearls

Mollusk shell (likely Pinctada spp.) containing aragonite pearls, CaCO₃

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Black Pearl (Tahitian-style Cultured Pearl) (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)) — mineral

Black Pearl (Tahitian-style Cultured Pearl)

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)

Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye) — metamorphic

Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye

Red coral beads (Precious coral, commonly Corallium rubrum (calcium-carbonate skeleton)) — gemstone

Red coral beads

Precious coral, commonly Corallium rubrum (calcium-carbonate skeleton)

Chert (variant Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variant Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished amber (Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)) — gemstone

Polished amber

Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony (Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility) — mineral

Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony

Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility

Blue Apatite (Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS2

Angel Skin Coral (Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — gemstone

Angel Skin Coral

Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Chert (Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Jasper (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)