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

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Fossil Fragments (Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Fragments

Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

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

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone with embedded fossil cross-section

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert / Flint (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)

Shale fragment (Shale (Laminated Mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale fragment

Shale (Laminated Mudstone)

Pyrite (Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (FeS2)

Glauconite (Greensand) ((K, Na)(Fe3⁰, Al, Mg)₂(Si, Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand)

(K, Na)(Fe3⁰, Al, Mg)₂(Si, Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Amber with Organic Inclusions (Succinite (fossilized resin)) — mineraloid

Amber with Organic Inclusions

Succinite (fossilized resin)

Limestone with Lichen/Moss (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen/Moss

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Coral Imprint (Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Coral Imprint

Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)

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

Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark

Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)

Limestone (River or Sea Cobble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River or Sea Cobble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Polished petrified wood (Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Polished petrified wood

Silicified fossil wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains (Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains

Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish) (Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)) — not a rock (synthetic material)

Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)

Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)

not a rock (synthetic material)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina / Limonite-stained Limestone (Sedimentary Limestone with Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Limonite-stained Limestone

Sedimentary Limestone with Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossil Crab (Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)) — sedimentary

Fossil Crab

Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)