Diamond
Carbon (C)
Category
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Diamond
Carbon (C)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert (Jasper/Flint Pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Banded Iron Formation containing Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (River Pebble)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth
Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)
Turquoise, Pearl, and Coral Necklace
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) / CaCO3 (Pearl and Coral)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Beach Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth (embedded in matrix)
Lamniformes (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax) within phosphatic/calcareous matrix
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber with Organic Inclusions
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite, Magnetite, and Chert)
Yellow Chert (Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert / River Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites sp. (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chalk (Limestone variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amber (specifically Cherry Amber)
Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)
Chert (with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Basalt Pebble
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Green Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Calcite-bearing Septarian Concretion
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)