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

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead) (Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)) — gemstone

Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead)

Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)

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

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Pearl necklace (likely cultured pearls) (Pearl; chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in an organic conchiolin matrix) — gemstone

Pearl necklace (likely cultured pearls)

Pearl; chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in an organic conchiolin matrix

Cultured pearls (Pearl; predominantly aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre with organic conchiolin) — gemstone

Cultured pearls

Pearl; predominantly aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre with organic conchiolin

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper / Petrified Wood) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper / Petrified Wood)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Red Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Polished amber (Amber (fossilized plant resin; primarily organic polymerized terpenes)) — gemstone

Polished amber

Amber (fossilized plant resin; primarily organic polymerized terpenes)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silica - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silica - SiO2)

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Smoky variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smoky variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones (Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones

Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pearl (Aragonite and Conchiolin (CaCO3 + organic protein)) — mineraloid

Pearl

Aragonite and Conchiolin (CaCO3 + organic protein)

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

Chert (and Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble) (Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)) — metamorphic

Picasso Jasper (or Picasso Marble)

Metamorphosed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with impurities)

Polished fossiliferous limestone (Bioclastic carbonate rock, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Polished fossiliferous limestone

Bioclastic carbonate rock, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides) — Mineral (Variety of Chalcedony)

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

Mineral (Variety of Chalcedony)

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Banded Variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Banded Variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled amber (Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin) — gemstone

Tumbled amber

Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin

Fancy Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (including Flint and Jasper variants) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (including Flint and Jasper variants)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Limestone matrix) (Chert (Silica: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone matrix)

Chert (Silica: SiO2)

Plume Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral/Gemstone

Plume Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral/Gemstone

Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Cultured freshwater pearls (Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre with an organic conchiolin matrix) — gemstone

Cultured freshwater pearls

Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre with an organic conchiolin matrix

Yellow amber beads (Amber (fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, not a true mineral)) — gemstone

Yellow amber beads

Amber (fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, not a true mineral)

Amber (polished piece) (Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral) — gemstone

Amber (polished piece)

Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral