Anthracite Coal
Carbon (with organic impurities)
Category
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Anthracite Coal
Carbon (with organic impurities)
Amber
Organic gemstone (Succinite)
Amber
Succinates (Organic Gemstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Bone
Silicified / Mineralized Fossil (Silica SiO2)
Petrified Bone (Fossil Bone)
Per mineralization fossil bone (varies by organism, predominantly replacement by SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony)
Jasper containing fossilized inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions
Sea Shell (Mollusk Shell)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite)
Limestone with Gastropod Fossil
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Gastropoda inclusion
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Soil with Mineral Detritus and Quartz Fragments
Regolith / Silicate Mineral Aggregate
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Siderite Concretion in Shale
Iron carbonate (FeCO3) in Mudstone/Shale matrix
White limestone or chalky carbonate rock
Calcite-rich limestone; possibly chalk (CaCO₃)
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Resin)
Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Seashell (Cone Snail Shell)
Conus sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz pebble or seed/crumb
SiO2 (if quartz)
Amber
Amber (C10H16O)
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)
Glauconite (Greensand)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)