Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Category
Browse mineralized fossil specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Dendritic sandstone
Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasaurus sp.
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids/Coral)
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Gryphaea or Exogyra (Family Ostreidae)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Selachimorpha (Chondrichthyes dental fossil)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2 with mineral cement)
Siderite Concretion
Ironstone (Siderite) Concretion, FeCO3
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Ferruginous Cement
Fossilized coral or carbonate fossil fragment
Calcareous fossil, likely colonial coral (order Hexacorallia; uncertain from image)
Sandstone Geode
Sedimentary Geode (Silica/Calcite composition)
Turritella Gastropod Fossil
Turritella (mollusk fossil in sedimentary matrix)
Trace Fossil (Lichenandites or Rhynie Chert Chert with Microfossils)
Trace fossil in microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (typically SiO2 + others)
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Siltstone with iron staining
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) coatings)
Chert (Jasper / Flint Variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration
Sandstone
Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Quartz Veining
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (with biological inclusions)
Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite)
Petrified Wood Fragment
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii tooth (commonly Otodus or Scapanorhynchus sp.)
Dendritic Agate (Blue Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil (Cockle shell)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Anadara or Veneridae family)