Pyritized Ammonite
Ammonitida (replaced by Iron Disulfide, FeS2)
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Pyritized Ammonite
Ammonitida (replaced by Iron Disulfide, FeS2)
Siltstone with plant fossil impression
Sedimentary rock with Archaeopteris or Calamites flora impression
Fossil Coral
Phylum Cnidaria / Rugosa or Tabulata
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Blue John Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride), CaF2
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)
Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection
Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)
Fossil Shell (Bivalve)
Class Bivalvia (fossilized)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mosasaur Tooth Fossil
Mosasaurid vertebrate fossil (Hydroxyapatite)
Weathered vuggy quartz-rich rock (probable silicified limestone or quartz breccia)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with calcite (CaCO₃), iron oxides, and minor clay minerals
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
Fossilized cylindrical shell or bone fragment
Indeterminate biogenic carbonate or phosphatic fossil; possible fragment of a tubular shell (e.g., scaphopod) or hollow bone
Ironstone Nodules / Siderite Concretion
Siderite (FeCO3) / Ferruginous Septarian Concretion
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Quartz patch)
Sedimentary Sandstone with Silicified Shell Fragments
Fossil Coral
Fossilized Scleractinia or Tabulata (various genera/species)
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites
Arenite (mostly SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions (MnO2)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (fossil specimen)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. (likely Lemon or Sand Tiger)
Turtle Stone / Septarian Nodule (Fragment)
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (fragment)
Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth
Fossil Bivalve / Ostreid Shell (Hag Stone / Perforated Pebble)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon (Galeocerdo sp. or Lamniform)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral / Horn Coral fragment)
Rugosa (Tetracoralla) / Calcite (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz replacement, SiO2)
Tumbled Stone Collection (Fluorite, Sodalite, Moss Agate, Amethyst/Charoite, and Grey Agate)
Silica (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) based minerals
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Bone Fossil
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) coatings
Quartz-bearing iron-stained breccia
Brecciated quartz/quartzite with iron oxides, chiefly SiO₂ with hematite/goethite and possible feldspar or host-rock fragments
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Lamniformes (order) fossil
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth
Dinosaur Claw Fossil
Fossilized Theropod Claw (Vertebrate Palaeontological Specimen)