Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
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Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
French Bulldog (Blue Variety)
Canis lupus familiaris
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Brown Jasper (Likely)
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Pearls
Aragonite (calcium carbonate) and Conchiolin
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Bituminous Coal (Grade of Coal), Anthracite (Grade of Coal)
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony)
Sea Bean (Hamburger Bean)
Mucuna sloanei
Amber (and Citrine Quartz)
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch variety)
Succinite
Ambergris
Ambra grisea (Metabolic byproduct)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (C10H16O)
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
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 ).
Hand-Drawn Gengar Pokémon Card Artist Item
Lignocellulosic Fiber (Cellulose, C6H10O5) with wax-based pigment (crayon/colored pencil)
Firewood (Wood Log)
Lignum (Plant tissue composed of cellulose and lignin)
Biological Bone (Patella/Knee)
Patella (part of the Human Skeletal System)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type)
Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog)
Canis lupus familiaris
Ambergris
Ambrein-rich Calculus