Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
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Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)
Chert (Flint Nodular)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Mookaite style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Hematite inclusions
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Polished fossil bone fragment
Fossilized bone, likely mammalian or reptilian; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (organic hydrocarbon)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite
Freshwater Pearl
Aragonite / Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)
Fossilized Shell Fragment
Invertebrate marine fossil, likely calcium carbonate replacement
Red Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Provisional: stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact classification requires testing
Likely iron-rich meteorite fragment
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy may include Fe–Ni metal, troilite, and silicates
White Coral
Corallium rubrum (biocarbonate calcium) / CaCO3
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Chert (and Flint variant)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic carbonate rock, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Fancy Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type)
Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized tree resin; chiefly polymerized terpenoids)
Imitation or Cultured Pearl Earrings
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or synthetic polymer/glass
Precious Coral (Red Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Amber (C10H16O)
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin (Amorphous organic polymer)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint