Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)
Category
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Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)
Pyrite in Shaly Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Xenolith in Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock with Felsic Inclusion
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (Yellow/Brown Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin) - C10H16O
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class); likely Lamniformes (order) fossilized in Apatite/Hydroxyapatite
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Amber
Amber (C10H16O)
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Chert (often referred to as Flint or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO2) - Silicon Dioxide
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica
Serpentinite
Serpentine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Eudialyte in Matrix
Eudialyte (Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 – a variety of Microcline, a Potassium Feldspar)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Polished/Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Quartzite river stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite (Tumbled)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger or Mackerel Shark)
Carcharias sp. or Otodus sp. replaced by Hydroxylapatite/Calcium Carbonate
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe oxides)
Pink Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Moss Agate with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony with inclusions (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Fe/Mg/Mn/Chlorite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement
Mosasaur Tooth Fossil
Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)