Pearl
Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Category
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Pearl
Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Amber
Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite
Pearl (Biogenic Mineral)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Amber
Succinicum (C10H16O)
Amber and Citrine Quartz
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Citrine)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Resinite / Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Amber
Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Amber
Succinite
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Freshwater Pearl
Aragonite / Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone
Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Amber
Succinite (organic hydrocarbon)
Black Pearl (Tahitian Pearl)
Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as Aragonite or Calcite
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)
Amber
Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); approximate formula C10H16O
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Amber
Organic gemstone (Succinite)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Gemstone)
Amber / Copal
Organic resin, C10H16O
Sandstone
Arenite
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin)
Amber
Amber (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)