Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
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Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Vivianite
Vivianite, Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (with potential fossil inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Coal (Anthracite)
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Coal (Bituminous)
Organic sedimentary rock primarily consisting of carbon (C)
Basalt with Xenolith
Extrusive Igneous Rock containing Mantle Xenolith
Naga Silver-Inlaid Ebony and Bone/Horn Beads
Diospyros (Ebony) or Keratin (Horn) with Silver/White-Metal Inlay
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Natural White Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions
Chert (Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Note: No specimen visible
Fossil Shark Tooth
Lamniformes (order) - likely Cretalamna or Carcharias species
Amber (with potentially inclusions)
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Carcharias or Odontaspis sp.)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger or Mackerel Shark)
Carcharias sp. or Otodus sp. replaced by Hydroxylapatite/Calcium Carbonate
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone (Porous/Travertine variant)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely tumbled jasper or chert specimens
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly jasper/chert; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based minerals and others