Sandstone
Arenite
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Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Weathered Sandstone with Algae Growth
Arenite
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Conglomerate)
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion (Siderite Nodules)
Siderite (FeCO3) in Mudstone or Sandstone matrix
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone (Gritstone/Marl)
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions
Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (likely Grewingkia or Heliophyllum species); Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Porous Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Boji Stone/Moqui Marble type)
Goethite/Hematite-encrusted Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (Class Rhynchonellata or Spiriferida)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras regulare (Class Cephalopoda; Order Orthocerida)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous biomicrite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilized Elasmobranchii tooth (likely Odontaspis or Carcharias)