Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Nacre (Mother of Pearl)
Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin
Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill
Quartz-cemented quartz arenite
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth
Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis)
Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)
Fossil Shell
Brachiopod or Mollusk fossil
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite, C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite
Fossilized Shell
Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)
Amber
Organic gemstone (Succinite is common if from the Baltic)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Green Moss Agate / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron and Manganese inclusions
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approx. C10H16O
Amber (Copal)
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite), C10-H16-O
White Coral
Corallium rubrum (biocarbonate calcium) / CaCO3
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)