Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
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Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Chert (Field Pebble)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)
Chert (and Petrified Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (carbon allotrope), C (chemical formula)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Amber with Inclusion
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Chert (Yellow Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Coral (Favosites)
Favosites (Order: Tabulata, Phylum: Cnidaria)
Plastic Building Toy (Lego-style piece)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Black Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (variant Flint/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bicolor Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Gastropod Fossil (Internal Mold)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Steinkern)
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Variscite in Matrix
Variscite (AlPO4 · 2H2O)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)