Rough Blue Diamond
Carbon (C) - Type IIb Diamond
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Rough Blue Diamond
Carbon (C) - Type IIb Diamond
Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Anthozoa (Scleractinia)
Chert (Banded Variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Chert (including Flint and Jasper variants)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)
Green Moss Agate / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron and Manganese inclusions
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite (Thin Section)
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Hydrothermal Volcanic Rock (Primarily Calcite with Orpiment - As2S3, Realgar, and Pyrite)
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Chert (Smoky variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth
Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).