Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Baroque Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Conchiolin)
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate / Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with dendritic inclusions
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); C10H16O (Variable organic compound)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Mother of Pearl and Onyx
Aragonite (Mother of Pearl) and Chalcedony (Onyx)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Megalodon Shark Tooth (Partial Fossil)
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in Calcium Phosphate/Apatite)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH) nH2O)
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Anthozoa), often replaced by Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) - CaCO3
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brecciated Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-rich variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)