Fossilized Shark Teeth
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)
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Fossilized Shark Teeth
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Permineralized Lycopsid, Conifer, or Hardwood)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Fossil Coral (Favosites Honeycomb)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Fossil shell fragment, likely bivalve or gastropod
Fossilized calcium-carbonate shell; likely aragonite/calcite replaced by calcite
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Fossil bone fragment, likely vertebrate limb or rib bone
Fossilized bone (apatite-rich hydroxyapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH); exact taxon indeterminate
Amethyst (Resin Carving/Orgonite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Orange tumbled stone, possibly carnelian
Carnelian: orange-red cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silica, SiO2)
Freshwater Pearl
Aragonite / Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Honey-colored quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely iron-stained or inclusion-rich citrine
Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type)
Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)
Likely polished chalcedony or agate cabochon pendant
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/possibly banded agate)
Carnelian agate (likely carnelian geode fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, chalcedony variety colored by iron oxides
Imitation or Cultured Pearl Earrings
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or synthetic polymer/glass
Bivalve Fossil (Mussel or Clam Shell)
Bivalvia
Precious Coral (Red Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Pearl (Pendant)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Dendritic Chert
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese Oxide Inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Fossil shell fragment (likely bivalve)
Bivalvia indeterminate; shell material chiefly aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃)
Red Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Fossilized bivalve shell (small cockle-type shell)
Bivalvia; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Fossil tooth fragment
Likely fossilized shark tooth or marine vertebrate tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Polished fossil coral fragment
Fossilized colonial coral, commonly Favosites or related tabulate coral
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (principally Aragonite, CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl)
Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Small quartz pebble or silica-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), tentative
Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring
SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)