Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt)
Basalt with vesicular texture
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Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt)
Basalt with vesicular texture
Amber
Succinite (organic gemstone, approx. C10H16O)
Amber
Resinite (Succinite if from the Baltic); Chemical Formula: C10H16O (approximate)
Black glassy volcanic rock, likely scoria or obsidian
Vesicular basaltic scoria (probable); possibly dark obsidian
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Diorite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock / Intermediate Igneous Rock
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Fossilized Bone
Vertebrate fossil (mineralized bone)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Weathered iron-stained stone, likely graywacke or altered sandstone
Indeterminate lithic fragment; probable quartz-rich sandstone/graywacke with iron-oxide staining
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Painted Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock) with acrylic/artistic coating
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Weathered dark flint (chert) pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint or chert
Chert (Green Fossilized Algae or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt pebble
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Unidentified gray rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartz- or feldspar-rich silicate material
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Melo Melo Pearl (or Golden Chalcedony / Yellow Jasper Sphere)
Non-nacreous calcium carbonate pearl (or SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Baltic Amber (Black)
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃, with conchiolin)
Coal (Bituminous Coal)
Caustobiolith / Sedimentary Rock
Pink Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Palygorskite inclusions
Metaconglomerate
Metaconglomerate (Quartzite conglomerate)
Amber (Dark/Black Variety)
Succinite (Resinite), C10H16O
Quartzite with Quartz Veins
Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Pink Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Limestone
Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)