Chert / Flint
Chert (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Chert (SiO2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)
Fossilized Fish Skeleton in Matrix
Vertebrata (Class: Actinopterygii), typically found in limestone or shale matrices
Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalky/Gray Variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Mother of Pearl and Onyx
Aragonite (Mother of Pearl) and Chalcedony (Onyx)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Chert (Pink variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Megalodon Shark Tooth (Partial Fossil)
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in Calcium Phosphate/Apatite)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate
Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite
Astrophyllite
Potassium Sodium Iron Manganese Titanium Silicate Hydroxide (K3NaFe7Ti2Si8O24(OH)7)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Shale with Coprolite influence
Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)