Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)
Category
Browse igneous and fossil specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion (FeCO3 or Fe2O3)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Chert Pebble (with fossil shell fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcified Invertebrate Impression
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharhiniformes fossil (likely Carcharhinidae family)
Amber (Copal)
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Hash)
Bioclastic Grainstone / Calcarenite
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Olive Sea Shell Fossil
Oliva sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Echinoid
Echinoidea (likely of the order Echinoidea)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossilized Snail Cast)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Commonly CaCO3 or SiO2 after replacement)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sand Dollar Fossil (Echinoidea)
Class Echinoidea (likely order Clypeasteroida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras regulare (Class Cephalopoda)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem fossils)
Sedimentary Limestone with Crinoidea ossicles
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized colonial rugose coral)
Fossilized Limestone with Crinoid Stem
Carboniferous Limestone (containing Crinoidea ossicles)
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3) with bioclasts
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Fenestella Bryozoan Fossil
Fenestella (class Stenolaemata)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Rugose Coral Fossil
Order Rugosa (Tetracorallia)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Fossil
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (permineralized hydroxyapatite)
Gastropod Fossil (Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda (internal mold)
Fossil Coral (Favosites)
Favosites sp. (Extinct Tabulate Coral)
Enrolled Trilobite Fossil
Phylum Arthropoda, Class Trilobita (likely Calymene or Flexicalymene)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (modern/recent) or similar Lamniform fossil
Fossil Coral (Favosites)
Favosites sp. (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Lamniformes (order) - likely Cretalamna or Carcharias species
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (Mollusca)