Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
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Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin, CaCO3
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Extinct genus of Tabulate Coral)
Limestone with Bitumen/Chert
Calcite (CaCO3) containing organic hydrocarbons
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)
Amber Inlay Jewelry
Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct Cephalopod fossil) in Matrix
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Shell Cameo (Sardonyx Shell)
Cassis madagascariensis (Sardonyx shell)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Zebra Stone (Banded Chert or Limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone with Algae Growth
Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amber
Succinates
Amber / Copal
Organic resin, C10H16O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Picture Jasper
SiO2
Amber
Succinite (Organic Gemstone)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii (fossilized tooth)
Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Solitary Coral)
Rugosa (Order), often referred to as 'Horn Coral' (Lithostrotionella or Grewingkia)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Black Jasper (Etched)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog)
Canis lupus familiaris
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)