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Organic Material (Likely A Fruit Or Berry)

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Peat

Orange Obsidian

Sapropel

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Black Shale

Amber

Lizard Skin Jasper

Petrified Wood

Jet

Oil Shale

Limonite

Tangerine Obsidian

Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)) — sedimentary

Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth

Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Polished Marble (likely Carrara-type with Iron oxides) (Metamorphosed Carbonate (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Polished Marble (likely Carrara-type with Iron oxides)

Metamorphosed Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)) — igneous

Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)

Petrified wood (Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Petrified wood

Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale (Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale

Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale

Obsidian (black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; primarily amorphous SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass) — igneous

Obsidian (black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; primarily amorphous SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled honey calcite (likely aragonite/calcite material) (Calcite, CaCO₃; possibly aragonite, a polymorph of CaCO₃) — mineral

Tumbled honey calcite (likely aragonite/calcite material)

Calcite, CaCO₃; possibly aragonite, a polymorph of CaCO₃

Chert (Tan/Brown) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Brown)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment) (Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment)

Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)

Massive Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Massive Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale) (Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)

Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock

Petrified Wood Fragment (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood Fragment

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Shale (Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale

Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eocene Lamniformes (Mackerel Shark clade)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Eocene Lamniformes (Mackerel Shark clade)

Amber (Rough Baltics/Beach Specimen) (Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber (Rough Baltics/Beach Specimen)

Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Fossilized Resin)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (typically 20% to 60% quartz by volume)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (typically 20% to 60% quartz by volume)

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone (Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals) — sedimentary

Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone

Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals

Biotite schist (likely graphite-bearing) (Mica schist; chiefly quartz + biotite mica, with possible graphite and feldspar) — metamorphic

Biotite schist (likely graphite-bearing)

Mica schist; chiefly quartz + biotite mica, with possible graphite and feldspar

Chert (Opaline or Microcrystalline Jasper/Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Opaline or Microcrystalline Jasper/Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limestone River Pebble (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - micritic limestone) — sedimentary

Limestone River Pebble

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - micritic limestone

Polished granite pebble (Granite, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate) — igneous

Polished granite pebble

Granite, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate

Limestone (with crushed gravel) (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with crushed gravel)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Order Rugosa (extinct coral)) — sedimentary

Petrified Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)

Order Rugosa (extinct coral)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Small white mineral fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar) — mineral

Small white mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar

Chert (Sedimentary Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Sedimentary Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Tumbled brown quartz/chalcedony (probable) (Quartz, SiO₂; possibly brown chalcedony or jasper) — mineral

Tumbled brown quartz/chalcedony (probable)

Quartz, SiO₂; possibly brown chalcedony or jasper

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or pegmatite fragment (Uncertain; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic pegmatite) — igneous

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or pegmatite fragment

Uncertain; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic pegmatite

Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion) (Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)

Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)

Fossil Shark Teeth (likely Sand Tiger Shark) (Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Teeth (likely Sand Tiger Shark)

Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentition)