Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
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Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (chemical formula: C10H16O)
Banded Iron Formation (Fragment)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Jasper (Green/Yellow Moss Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Chert (Green Fossilized Algae or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Hag Stone Feature
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3
Arid Sandy Loam
Arenosols / Regosols
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone with fossil inclusions (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Siliceous sedimentary rock (predominantly microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Wood Beads (Palmwood/Ebony)
Various species for wood, but often refers to woods like Palmwood (e.g., Borassus flabellifer) or Ebony (Diospyros spp.) for their distinctive grain and hardness.
Fossil Coral
Phylum Cnidaria / Rugosa or Tabulata
Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral / Horn Coral Cross-Section)
Rugosa (Order) / Calcite (CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende, chlorite, or manganese/iron oxides
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Amber (specifically Cherry Amber)
Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Baltic Amber
Succinite (Polmerized conifer resin)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Black Chert
Carbonaceous Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Red Sandstone with Reduction Spot
Quartzose Sandstone with a Leach/Reduction Spot
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)