Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)
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Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Amber
Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Travertine
Calcareous tufa (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Travertine (often colloquially called Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Brown or Brecciated)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (often called Flint when dark or worked)
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Tiger's Eye
Silicified Riebeckite Asbestos (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)