Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil
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Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Blue Apatite
Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (approximate formula C10H16O)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Sandstone with Quartz Crystal Infill
Quartz-cemented quartz arenite
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)
Quartz-veined Limestone
Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth
Fossil Shell
Brachiopod or Mollusk fossil
Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)
Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite, C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite
Fossilized Shell
Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)
Amber
Organic gemstone (Succinite is common if from the Baltic)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Green Moss Agate / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron and Manganese inclusions
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approx. C10H16O
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)