Shungite
Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock
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Shungite
Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Amber
Succinicum (Succinite); C10H16O
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite-rich Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (Gravel)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Limestone (Cliff Formation)
Limestone (predominantly CaCO3 as calcite)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)
Fossil bivalve shell
Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features
Amber
Succinates (fossilized tree resin), approximately C10H16O
Limestone with Fossil Fragments
Bioclastic Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
White limestone or chalky carbonate rock
Calcite-rich limestone; possibly chalk (CaCO₃)
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (fossilized)
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone pebble
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil fragments)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biomicrite / Limestone with fossils