Schungite
Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)
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Schungite
Carbon-rich mineraloid (Amorphous carbon)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Bone
Vertebrate Fossil (Biogenic sediment)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Fossilized Bone
Fossilized vertebrate bone
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes tooth fossil
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Quartz replacement of organic wood)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes teeth
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Fossilized Xylem
Limestone with Fossil
Bioclastic limestone (CaCO3)
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Oil Shale
Kerogen-rich marlstone
Possible petrified wood or fossilized tooth
Unidentified silicified fossil; exact identification requires close examination
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite
Dragon's Blood Resin
Dracaena resin / Organic exudate
Fossilized Turtle Bone
Testudines fossil
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil
Operculum (Shiva's Eye / Cat's Eye Shell)
Biogenic Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)
Mother of Pearl
Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Gemstone)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Red coral bead strand (likely dyed or treated coral)
Corallium spp. (calcareous coral skeleton; primarily CaCO₃)
Fulgurite
Lechatelierite (Silica glass)
Soil Clod / Caliche Nodules
Pedogenic Calcrete / Clay aggregate
Fossilized Tooth Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Mother of Pearl and Onyx
Aragonite (Mother of Pearl) and Chalcedony (Onyx)
Pearl (in Marcasite Jewelry)
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite, CaCO3)
Flint with Fossil Inclusion
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains
Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)
Fossilized Tree Resin
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (permineralized organic tissue)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly maceral-rich carbonaceous material (composition varies)
Crocodile Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)