Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
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Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Amber
Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. (possibly Otodus obliquus)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Amber
Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)
Fulonite (Fulgurite-like)
Fulgurite (SiO2 fused silica/lechatelierite)
Fossil coral (likely solitary rugose coral)
Rugosa; possibly genus Heliophyllum or similar
Fossil shark teeth
Likely fossilized shark teeth; exact species indeterminate from the image, possibly Carcharhiniformes or related taxa
Fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite, C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succiniferous organic material (Succinite)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid ossicle (Phylum Echinodermata)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Favosites / Charlevoix Stone)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Favosites (Cnidaria)
Crinoid Stem Fossil (Indian Bead)
Crinoid ossicle (Echinodermata)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold)
Class Bivalvia (Indeterminate genus)
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Tumbled amber
Fossilized tree resin; commonly succinite (organic resin, not a mineral)
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Fossil coral fragment
Likely calcitic colonial coral, possibly fossilized scleractinian coral
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral or stromatoporoid fossil
Calcitic limestone; predominantly CaCO₃, with fossilized colonial-organism structures
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Tumbled kambaba jasper (likely)
Kambaba jasper, a silica-rich microcrystalline quartz aggregate, commonly containing fossilized cyanobacterial structures and dark green amphibole/pyroxene minerals
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)
Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Crinoid Stem Fossils (Indian Beads / St. Cuthbert's Beads)
Crinoid columnal ossicles (phylum Echinodermata)
Amber with Inclusion
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Polished fossil shell, likely orthocone nautiloid
Orthoceras-type fossil; fossilized cephalopod shell, commonly marketed as Orthoceras
Horn Coral Fossil
Rugose coral (Order Rugosa)
Bivalve Shell (Fossil or Contemporary)
Class Bivalvie (various genera and species of clams, cockles, etc.)
Amber (likely rough amber)
Fossilized plant resin; predominantly polymerized terpenoid resin (succinite if Baltic-type)
Polished fossil-bearing amber cabochon (likely insect inclusion)
Fossilized plant resin; commonly Dominican or Baltic amber, chemically a complex diterpenoid resin
Coral limestone / fossil coral
Biogenic calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃); likely fossilized colonial coral
Fossil tooth, possibly shark tooth
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate tooth; likely a shark tooth (possibly *Carcharhinus* or related genus)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (modern/recent) or similar Lamniform fossil
Fossil coral (likely colonial/tabulate coral)
Fossilized scleractinian or tabulate coral; calcium carbonate, chiefly CaCO₃ (calcite/aragonite replaced by calcite)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Fossil scallop/bivalve shell
Fossilized pectinid bivalve; likely family Pectinidae (exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image)
Fossil shark teeth
Likely fossilized shark teeth, possibly Carcharhiniformes or related sharks; exact species cannot be determined from the photo.