Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
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Browse mineralized fossil specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly containing a brachiopod or bivalve fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with an apparent shell impression or shell fragment
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO₂ with Hematite Fe₂O₃ staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Fossilized Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose and Tabulate coral fossils)
Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression
Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains
Stromatolite
Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria-formed Organo-sedimentary structure)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Oyster Shell Fragment
Crassostrea virginica (or related Bivalvia)
Petrified Bone Pebble
Silicified Fossilized Bone
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized colonial rugose coral)
Fossilized Limestone with Crinoid Stem
Carboniferous Limestone (containing Crinoidea ossicles)
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)
Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz Sandstone)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. (possibly Otodus obliquus)
Turritella Agate
Silicified Elimia tenera Fossil (SiO2)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Fossil
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (permineralized hydroxyapatite)
Small seashell fossil or shell fragment
Likely calcium-carbonate shell material, chiefly aragonite or calcite; exact species indeterminate
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic tissue)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias sp. (likely Carcharias taurus or Striatolamia)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam Stone)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia, likely Mercenaria or similar genus
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Laminations)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz-based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)