Fossilized Tooth
Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth (Mineralized Biogenic Material)
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Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
mineral
Kidney Stone (Medical Specimen)
Calcium oxalate monohydrate (Whewellite) / CaC2O4·H2O
Mineral (Biogenic)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Cretaceous to Neogene)
Elasmobranchii dental fossil (likely Squalicorax or similar species)
mineral (biogenic replacement)
Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell)
Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)
mineral (biogenic silica/calcium carbonate substrate)
Spiny Oyster Shell
Spondylus (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
mineral
Pearl
Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)
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Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
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Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
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Pearl (as a Biogenic Mineral)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3
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Cleavable Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Sea Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate)
Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)
mineral
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
sedimentary
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite
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Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite
mineral
Fossilized Tooth Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)
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Pearl
Biogenic CaCO3 (Aragonite)
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Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Sea Snail Shell (Top Shell)
Trochidae family (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment
sedimentary
Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis)
Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)
Mineral-like biological tissue
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite variety
mineral
Pearl (Biogenic)
Nacre / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Abalone Shell (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral
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Coquina
Biogenic Limestone
sedimentary
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina-like)
Biogenic Limestone
sedimentary
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite and Calcite
mineral
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
mineral
Seashell Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
mineral
Chert (Yellow Jasper / Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Mixed Gemstone Collection
SiO2 (Quartz varieties) and Biogenic CaCO3 (Nacre)
mineral
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) - CaCO3
mineral
Pearl (as a biogenic mineral/gemstone)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3
mineral
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
mineral
Hag Stone
Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)
sedimentary
Ammolite
Biogenic gemstone (Aragonite, CaCO3)
mineral
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3
mineral
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
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Pearl
Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
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