Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
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Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (Calcium Carbonate/Silica replacement)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. (likely Lemon or Sand Tiger)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Silicified fossil-bearing chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony replacing carbonate shell material
Weathered quartz-rich river pebble
Likely altered granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Pink granite (weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2 > 69%)
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly coral or shell-bearing
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a fossil clam or cockle
Weathered granitic rock
Likely biotite granite or granodiorite (quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate)
Vesicular basalt (scoria-like volcanic rock)
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine (variable)
Polished orbicular granite (likely leopard-skin granite)
Orbicular granite; quartz + feldspar + biotite/amphibole, with mafic orbicules
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; probable andesite–basalt, compositionally dominated by plagioclase with pyroxene and possibly alteration minerals
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea
Rugose Coral Fossil
Order Rugosa
Fossil Belemnite Guard
Belemnitella spp. (rostrum)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Weathered vesicular basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt)
Basalt, composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and altered olivine; cavities may contain secondary zeolite, calcite, or silica
Quartz-rich granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Weathered porphyritic granite with lichen
Granite; predominantly quartz, feldspar, and mica (approximate composition)
Weathered granitic pebble
Likely biotite-bearing granite or granodiorite, dominated by quartz and feldspar
Orbicular granite (likely larvikite or related granitic rock)
Granite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals; exact variety is uncertain from the image
Polished fossiliferous limestone, possibly ammonite-bearing
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with visible fossil or shell fragments
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus (fossilized)
Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)
Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone
Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)
Fossilized Favosites Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus Table Coral)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Odontaspididae (Sand Tiger Shark family)
Petrified Wood
Agatized or Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Teeth (likely Sand Tiger Shark)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentition)
Rugose Coral Fossil (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Fossilized Blastoid (Sea Bud)
Pentremites sp. (Echinodermata, Blastoidea)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (e.g., Atrypa or Rhynchonellida)
Fossilized Trilobite or Mollusk Fragment
Phylum Arthropoda / Mollusca fossil in sedimentary matrix
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth (Chondrichthyes)