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Organic Gemstone

Browse organic gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Jet

Sapropel

Red Garnet

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Amber

Oil Shale

Peat

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Sunstone

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Petrified Wood variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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)

Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell) (Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)) — mineral (biogenic silica/calcium carbonate substrate)

Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell)

Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)

mineral (biogenic silica/calcium carbonate substrate)

Amber (Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)) — Sedimentary/Metamorphic

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)

Sedimentary/Metamorphic

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally 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

Polished amber inclusion specimen (Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid) — gemstone

Polished amber inclusion specimen

Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid

Amber (likely rough amber or copal) (Fossilized tree resin; chiefly an organic polymer with terpenoid remnants) — gemstone

Amber (likely rough amber or copal)

Fossilized tree resin; chiefly an organic polymer with terpenoid remnants

Amber (Fossilized plant resin; primarily organic terpenoid compounds (not a mineral)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized plant resin; primarily organic terpenoid compounds (not a mineral)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Plume Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral/Gemstone

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (and its variety Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and its variety Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline quartz

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Cherty Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (Generic formula roughly C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (Generic formula roughly C10H16O)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (composition: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (composition: SiO2)

Chert (with Lichen) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Lichen)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (with formula approximately C10H16O)) — Organic mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (with formula approximately C10H16O)

Organic mineraloid

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearl (Biogenic Mineral) (Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl (Biogenic Mineral)

Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossil mammalian skull (Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil mammalian skull

Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with trace Iron oxide (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with trace Iron oxide (Fe2O3)

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

Chert (Cherty Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized ammonite fragment (Ammonoidea; likely an ammonite suture-section specimen, commonly Jurassic–Cretaceous) — fossil

Fossilized ammonite fragment

Ammonoidea; likely an ammonite suture-section specimen, commonly Jurassic–Cretaceous

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

Green Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)