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Organic Gemstone

Browse organic gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Jet

Jet

Sapropel

Sapropel

Red Garnet

Red Garnet

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Black Shale

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

Amber

Amber

Peat

Peat

Oil Shale

Oil Shale

Pearl

Pearl

Lizard Skin Jasper

Lizard Skin Jasper

Rhodonite

Rhodonite

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

Quartz (Crystal Fragment) (Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Crystal Fragment)

Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Tree Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions) — mineral

Tree Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions

Feldspar (likely Amazonite or Plagioclase) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate) — mineral

Feldspar (likely Amazonite or Plagioclase)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate

Carnelian (Chalcedony (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian

Chalcedony (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities

Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Prasiolite (Green Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Prasiolite (Green Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Desert Rose (Gypsum/Barite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) inclusion) — sedimentary

Desert Rose (Gypsum/Barite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) inclusion

Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasperiod) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasperiod) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Blue Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

White Jade / Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

White Jade / Jadeite

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Malachite (Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Malachite

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

Citrine (Yellow Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Yellow Quartz (SiO2)

Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Aventurine (Quartzite with Muscovite/Sericite inclusions (SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Aventurine

Quartzite with Muscovite/Sericite inclusions (SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Carnelian (Red Agate) (Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian (Red Agate)

Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper) (Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)) — Igneous

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)

Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)

Green Chalcedony (likely Green Agate or Chrysoprase) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — Mineral

Green Chalcedony (likely Green Agate or Chrysoprase)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite) (Zoisite with inclusions of Corundum; Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + Al2O3) — metamorphic

Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)

Zoisite with inclusions of Corundum; Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + Al2O3

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Chalcedony (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)