Amber (Raw)
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
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Amber (Raw)
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
Flint / Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite / Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); approximate formula C10H16O
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Amber (Rough Baltics/Beach Specimen)
Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Fossilized Resin)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
Chert (Arrowhead Preform)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Pearl (likely Freshwater or Akoya Cultured)
Aragonite / Conchiolin composite (CaCO3)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veins
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Chert (often called Jasper or River Siltstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Pearl (Tahitian-style Cultured Pearl)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)
Seashell (Cone Snail Shell)
Conus sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coal
Coal (Sedimentary Rock / Organic Rock)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains
Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)
Fossiliferous Shale
Carbonaceous Shale (with potential plant/aquatic fossils)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark
Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)
Petrified Wood Fragment
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Lemon (Mock specimen mimicking Citrine/Sulfur)
Citrus x limon
Grey Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment)
Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)
Quartz River Pebble with Algae
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm
Chert (Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring
SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Mosasaur Tooth Fossil
Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)