Fossilized Insect in Nodular Matrix
Invertebrata / Insecta fossil in sedimentary concretion
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Fossilized Insect in Nodular Matrix
Invertebrata / Insecta fossil in sedimentary concretion
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Variety
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (clay-rich mudstone)
Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (SiO2 based sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate (or Breccia / Porphyry)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate / Sandstone)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Banded Sandstone / Quartzite with Mineral Veins
Sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite with iron oxide/silica banding)
Limestone (Brecciated)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxides
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
River Cobble (Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite (likely biotite granite)
Coarse-grained felsic plutonic rock: quartz + feldspar + biotite; approximate composition SiO₂-rich
Coal
Anthracite / Bituminous Coal
Sandstone River Cobble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous Concretion)
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sandstone with iron oxide cement)
River Pebble (Quartzite or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Shale creek bed
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Coal
Anthracite or Bituminous Coal (Carbon)
Chert (White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Limestone (River Stone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling