Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calligraphy Stone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Hematite and Shells)
Seashell Fossil
Gastropoda fossil
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil
Quartz pebble or seed/crumb
SiO2 (if quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Fossilized Fish Skeleton in Matrix
Vertebrata (Class: Actinopterygii), typically found in limestone or shale matrices
Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amber (possibly a small polished amber cabochon)
Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic gemstone, not a mineral
Amber
Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite
Graphite-bearing schist (probable)
Graphite schist; chiefly quartz, mica, and graphite
Concretion (likely iron-rich sandstone or claystone concretion)
Diagenetic carbonate/iron-oxide concretion; exact mineralogy requires testing
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment
Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock
Amber (in Matrix/Shale)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (C)
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
Honey calcite (likely)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Moss Agate and Hematite
Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces