Amber (likely opaque/burnished amber)
Fossilized plant resin; primarily polymerized terpenoid resin (succinite-type amber)
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Amber (likely opaque/burnished amber)
Fossilized plant resin; primarily polymerized terpenoid resin (succinite-type amber)
Amber (likely rough amber)
Fossilized plant resin; predominantly polymerized terpenoid resin (succinite if Baltic-type)
Amber
Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Pearl necklace
Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite; CaCO₃)
Red Coral (with Hematite and Black Pearl accents)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
White Coral
Corallium rubrum (biocarbonate calcium) / CaCO3
Pink Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin, CaCO3
Turquoise and Spiny Oyster (Heishi style beads)
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Spondylus (Spiny Oyster shell)
Amethyst, Aquamarine, and Pearl Ring
SiO2 (Amethyst), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Aquamarine), CaCO3 (Pearl)
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum / Corallium japonicum
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amber (Copal)
Succiniferous Resin
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Natural White Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3
Amber (likely rough amber)
Fossilized plant resin; chiefly polymerized terpenoid resin (succinite, when Baltic-type)
Amber
Fossilized plant resin; chiefly polymerized terpenoid hydrocarbons (succinite when Baltic-type)
Amber (rough fossilized resin)
Amber; predominantly polymerized fossil plant resin, commonly succinite (C₁₀H₁₆O)
Raw amber
Fossilized plant resin; predominantly polymerized diterpenoid resin (succinite when Baltic-type)
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Pearls
Pearl: biomineralized aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Polished amber-like organic gemstone
Likely amber (fossilized plant resin), possibly copal or brown chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)
Fossilized Tree Resin
Red coral earrings
Corallium rubrum or related precious coral (calcareous coral skeleton; primarily aragonite, CaCO₃)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic compounds)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized tree resin; chiefly polymerized terpenoids)
Amber (possibly a small polished amber cabochon)
Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic gemstone, not a mineral
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber beads
Amber, fossilized plant resin; largely polymerized terpenoid resin (not a mineral)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl)
Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Bamboo Leaf Jasper
Silicified Siltstone or Jasper (SiO2)
Tahitian black pearl strand
Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre
Amber-like resin specimen
Likely amber (fossilized tree resin), commonly succinite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)