Milky Quartz with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
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Milky Quartz with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Crinoid Fossil in Chert
Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Oyster Shell (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed or treated turquoise-like tumbled stone
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), though blue-green magnesite or howlite imitation is possible
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria or Rugose Coral (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate / Silica)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (modern/recent) or similar Lamniform fossil
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Chert Cobble with Crinoid Fossil
Silica (SiO2) with Crinoid ossicle
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa)
Sphalerite with Galena
Zinc Sulfide ((Zn,Fe)S) and Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite and Calcite
River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa
Mammoth Tooth Fragment
Mammuthus primigenius (fossilized dentin and enamel)
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carved red jasper bead (likely ceramic imitation)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact material uncertain from the image
Travertine
Travertine (form of massive calcium carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (or similar fossilized rugose/tabulate coral)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished tree agate (likely)
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂) with green dendritic/inclusion minerals
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Exogyra or Gryphaea species)
Coral Fossil
Anthozoa (Scleractinia)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata) in Calcite Matrix (CaCO3)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 complex)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite / Fossilized Algae (Rhyolitic structure)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)