Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Sandy Ironstone
Ferruginous Sandstone
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Basal Bone)
Otodus sp. (Mineralized Hydroxyapatite)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende, chlorite, or manganese/iron oxides
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinurite (C10H16O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dinosaur Fossil (Skull)
Dinosauria fossilis (Petrified Hydroxyapatite / Calcium Carbonate)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)
Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix)
Hydrous Silica (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Chert (vuggy variety)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (a Fossilized Tree Resin); Chemical formula is approximately C10H16O
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Blue Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber with Inclusion
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow/Honey Jasper variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Septarian or Nodular variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Pearl (with Peridot)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of orthorhombic Aragonite and Conchiolin
Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Limestone-based)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)