Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
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Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin, C10H16O)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (mainly Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Moss Agate / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and manganese inclusions
Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Silicified Dinosaur Bone (SiO2 replacing organic tissue)
Fighting Conch (Sea Shell)
Strombus alatus (primarily composed of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic shells)
Shale
Shale (composition varies: primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone Cobble
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz with Fossilized Cyanobacteria)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Chert Concretion / Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cone-in-cone structure (Limestone)
Cone-in-cone structure (Secondary Sedimentary Structure)
Pyrite Sun (Pyrite Dollar)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Reddish Brown Claystone or Siltstone
Argillite / Siltstone / Claystone
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon (Galeocerdo sp. or Lamniform)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils
Shale
Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone or Mudstone
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone/Mudstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions
Ironstone (likely Ferruginous Siltstone/Sandstone)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeOx-rich clastic)