Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil bivalve shell
Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Amber
Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide / Chalcedony)
Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Metallic Ornament / Jewelry
N/A - This is an artificial object, not a geological specimen.
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Bauxite
Alumina ore (Mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Amber (in Matrix/Shale)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Moss agate bracelet
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole inclusions
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)
Sea Shell (Mollusk Shell)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin (Amorphous organic polymer)
Pearl (Pendant)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Freshwater Pearl
Aragonite / Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Chert (Jasper/Agate Peat)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)