Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
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Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii gen. indet.
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone (Calcareous or Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Likely petrified wood
Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Orthoceras Fossil
Orthoceras regulare (Extinct Cephalopod)
Fossilized Echinoid / Sea Urchin Internal Mold
Echinoidea internal cast (steinkern)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger)
Carcharias taurus (fossil specimen)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structures, SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Stromatolite
Biogenic sedimentary rock / Stromatolite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger or Mackerel Shark)
Carcharias sp. or Otodus sp. replaced by Hydroxylapatite/Calcium Carbonate
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral)
Travertine (likely polished limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃
Hematite Concretion
Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in concretionary form
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (Agatized or Calcite replaced)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonitida (Extinct subclass of Cephalopoda)
Claystone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Ironstone-rich)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold
Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. or similar (Fossilized Fluorapatite)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Limonite oxides)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria (or Rugose/Tabulate coral fossilized in calcium carbonate)
Fossil Coral
Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orthoceras Fossil
Orthoceras regulare (Class Cephalopoda, Order Orthocerida)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoid columnal (Class Crinoidea) in biomicrite
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid ossicle / stalk segment (Phylum Echinodermata)