Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite
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Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Resin)
Pearl (Pendant)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)
Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Polished moss agate / dendritic agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron- and manganese-oxide inclusions
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Concretion / Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Polished moss agate
Moss agate, a variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)
Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Glauconite (Greensand)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Otodus sp. (Eocene Sand Tiger/Mackerel Shark)
Quartz-veined Limestone
Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets
Fossilized Tooth
Vertebrate Fossilized Tooth (Mineralized Biogenic Material)
Fossil Crab
Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)
Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fairy Stone (Menilite Concretion)
Carbonate-rich concretion (often Siderite or Calcite in Clay)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silicified Gastropod Fossil (Agatized Fossil)
Gastropoda (Class) preserved in Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. (likely Lemon or Sand Tiger)
Chert
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)
Limestone pebble
Sedimentary rock, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Basanite)
Chert (Microcrystalline SiO2)