Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
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Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Rugosa
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cements)
Limestone with Fossil Fragment
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Pitted Limestone with Honeycomb Weathering
Karst-weathered fossiliferous limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Nodule)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Coral Skeleton (Scleractinia)
Aragonite (CaCO3) biomineralisation within Anthozoa
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Fossil Coral
Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (Mollusca)
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a fossil cockle or clam shell, aragonite/calcite replaced or preserved
Sandstone
Arenite (Sandstone)
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Siltstone/Ironstone (Fe2O3)
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Orthoceras Fossil
Orthoceras sp. (Extinct genus of nautiloid cephalopod)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Crinoid Fossil in Chert
Siliceous limestone with Crinoidea fossil (SiO2)
Agatized fossil fragment, possibly silicified coral
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂) replacing carbonate fossil material
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite-rich Concretion (FeCO3 / Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with iron oxide cement, Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide banding
Fossil Coral
Rugosa or Tabulata / Hexacorallia (replaced with silica or calcite)
Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Triceratops Fossil
Triceratops horridus
Petrified Wood
Siliconized Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)