Amber
Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.
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Amber
Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized)
Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)
Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone)
Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone
Fossilized Honeycomb Coral
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Calcite containing Orpiment and Realgar
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (extinct tetra-coral)
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Sandstone
Sandstone (various mineral compositions)
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral
Order Rugosa (commonly Horn Coral)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Jasper/Chert)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell in Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda (typically Calcium Carbonate or Chitinophosphatic)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (composed primarily of Fluorapatite)
Coquina or Fossilized Shell Aggregate
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized Wood (with Coal and Limonite)
Petrified Wood (Silicified or Carbonized Flora)
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Brachiopods)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Volcanic Rock (composed of Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Oxides, and Arsenic Sulfides)
Chert (or Flint)
SiO2 (predominantly microcrystalline quartz)