Limestone or Sandstone Cobble
Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)
Category
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Limestone or Sandstone Cobble
Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)
Amber
Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Amber
Succinite (organic fossilized resin)
Amber
Succinite (amorphous organic polymer)
Pearl
Organic Mineraloid (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Rough Amber (likely Copal or immature Amber)
Organic gemstone / Succinite (if Baltic)
Amber
Succinates (Organic compound: C10H16O)
Amber
Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Resinite)
Amber
Amber (Amorphous Organic Hydrocarbon)
Amber
Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Amber
Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber jewelry (possibly amber-colored glass or resin)
Amber — fossilized plant resin, chiefly composed of polymerized terpenoids; the pictured material cannot be confirmed from the image
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter with variable maceral and mineral content
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Selachimorpha fossil
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Seashell (Cone Snail Shell)
Conus sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Amber
Succiniferous organic material (Succinite)
Pearl
Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Coquina (Organic Clastic Limestone)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized organic resin)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid) - C10H16O
Coal (likely Bituminous or Lignite)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous)
Imitation or Cultured Pearl Earrings
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or synthetic polymer/glass
Amber
Succinates
Siderite Concretion in Shale
Iron carbonate (FeCO3) in Mudstone/Shale matrix
Quartz pebble or seed/crumb
SiO2 (if quartz)