Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
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Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Banded Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Epidote with Quartz
Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth
Ironstone concretion (possibly pyrite-bearing)
Iron-rich sedimentary concretion, likely composed of goethite/limonite with possible pyrite
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Siltstone / Slate
Siltstone / Low-grade Slate
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Quartzose Sandstone with Iron Oxide Precipitation
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Limonite
FeO(OH)·n(H2O)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Bivalve Fossil
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Unidentified pale yellow-green mineral/rock fragment
Possibly sulfur-bearing mineral, serpentine, or weathered limestone; exact identification requires testing
Pyrite
Iron sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Amethyst Geode Fragment
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite varietal)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode
Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Weathered Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)