Pyrite Sun (Pyrite Dollar)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite Sun (Pyrite Dollar)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon (Galeocerdo sp. or Lamniform)
Dendritic Agate (Tree Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Slate
Slate
Amber
Succinates (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Gemstone)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Amber
Succinite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly quartzite or feldspar-rich granite
Quartz–feldspar aggregate; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Amber
Succinite
Iron-rich brown stone, possibly weathered chert or ironstone
Undetermined; likely iron-oxide-bearing silica-rich rock (chert/ironstone)
Riverstone (Sandstone Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Flower Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Plume Inclusions
Jasper-rich Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide inclusions
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Vesicular rhyolitic–andesitic volcanic rock; predominantly silicate glass with feldspar and possibly pyroxene
Dendritic Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, possibly granite or gneiss
Indeterminate granitoid; likely quartz–feldspar–biotite aggregate
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based solid)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Amber
Succinite (a Fossilized Tree Resin); Chemical formula is approximately C10H16O
Concretion or Geode (unbroken)
Varied (depending on mineral composition and cementing agent). For quartz-lined geodes, the scientific name of the dominant mineral would be Quartz (SiO2). For calcite-lined geodes, Calcite (CaCO3). Concretions are often composed of cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), calcite, or iron oxides.
Tumbled pegmatitic granite
Granite, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica; likely altered pegmatite
Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice (highly vesicular rhyolitic–dacitic volcanic glass) or scoria (vesicular basaltic rock)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Dendritic Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)