Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct Cephalopod fossil) in Matrix
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)
Fossilized Blastoid
Pentremites (Class Blastoidea)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod shell
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Ironstone Nodule
Ferruginous Siltstone/Sandstone
Ironstone Nodules / Siderite Concretion
Siderite (FeCO3) / Ferruginous Septarian Concretion
Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion (Siderite Nodules)
Siderite (FeCO3) in Mudstone or Sandstone matrix
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)
Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Dendritic Siltstone
Siltstone with Manganese Dendrites (MnO2)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (with vugs)
Arenite / Sedimentary Sandstone
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Conglomerate)
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras regulare (Class Cephalopoda; Order Orthocerida)
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous biomicrite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crinoid Stem Fossil (in Chert or Limestone Matrix)
Crinoidea (Class) - Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ammonite Fossil (Small Pyritized or Calcitized Internal Mold)
Ammonoidea
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopods
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossilized Brachiopoda sp. (likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Turritella Agate (Calligrapher Stone)
Silicified Elimia tenera (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Turritella Agate
Silicified Elimia tenera Fossil (SiO2)
Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Concretion
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem)
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions
Shale
Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)
Porous Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)