Amber
Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)
Organic Mineraloid
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Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)
Organic Mineraloid
Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Mineraloid (Organic)
Polished black stone, likely shungite
Shungite; carbon-rich mineraloid composed mainly of amorphous carbon, with silica and other minerals
mineral
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Organic Mineraloid
Amber (Burmite)
Fossilized tree resin (Succinite variant)
Organic mineraloid
Amber
Succinite
Organic (Mineraloid)
Amber
Succinite
Organic (Mineraloid)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Mineraloid (Organic)
Amber
Succinite (specifically Baltic Amber) - Formula: C10H16O (approximate)
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite
Organic mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)
Mineraloid (Organic)
Pearl (in a decorative hair comb setting)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite, bonded with Conchiolin
Organic Mineraloid
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Amber
Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); approximate formula C10H16O
organic mineraloid
Amber
Succinicum (Succinite); C10H16O
Mineraloid (Organic)
Amber
Succinite
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (a specific high-quality amber from the Baltic)
Organic Mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Organic Mineraloid
Moldavite
Silica glass with small amounts of aluminum, iron, and other elements
Mineraloid / Tektite
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
gemstone
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Igneous
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
gemstone
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
gemstone
Tumbled amber-like gemstone
Likely amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid), possibly citrine or yellow-brown glass imitation
gemstone
Iron Slag
Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)
anthropogenic / industrial byproduct
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
gemstone
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Silicate/Oxide mixture)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferrous/Non-ferrous Silicate
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue
mineral-like (anthropogenic)
Synthetic Zinc/Polycarbonate Composite (Bey-specimen)
Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) with Polycarbonate (C15H16O2)n Overlay
Anthropogenic Mineral Mimic
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (complex silicate and oxide byproduct)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Amber (likely a small polished amber piece)
Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.
gemstone
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
gemstone
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)