Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / CaCO3 with fossil fragments
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Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / CaCO3 with fossil fragments
Likely limestone or calcareous fossil fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; possibly bioclastic limestone (CaCO₃)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes (order level fossil)
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Gastropoda (Class) replacement / internal cast (steinkern)
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide-rich orbicules; commonly called Ocean Jasper
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)
Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Red/Brown Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Crinoid Stem Fossil in Limestone
Crinoidea (class) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Flint / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Gastropod Fossil
Class Gastropoda (fossilized)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid ossicle (Phylum Echinodermata)
Horn Coral Fossil
Rugose coral (Order Rugosa)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone/Quartzite
Sedimentary Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Concretion or Fossil fragment)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Banded)
Arenite
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Likely micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), possibly carbonate-rich sandstone
Jasper (likely Kambaba or Crocodile Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (primary component SiO2)