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Mineralized Fossil

Browse mineralized fossil specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Fossil Opal

Fossil Opal

Bone Opal

Bone Opal

Turritella Jasper

Turritella Jasper

Amber

Amber

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Turritella Agate

Turritella Agate

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

Diatomite

Diatomite

Guano

Guano

Jet

Jet

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

Opalized Wood

Opalized Wood

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Silica, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (primarily CaCO3 as Calcite or Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (primarily CaCO3 as Calcite or Aragonite)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (ironstone) (Sandstone with iron oxide cement (limonite/hematite)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (ironstone)

Sandstone with iron oxide cement (limonite/hematite)

Amber (Succinite (a Fossilized Tree Resin); Chemical formula is approximately C10H16O) — Organic mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (a Fossilized Tree Resin); Chemical formula is approximately C10H16O

Organic mineraloid

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Limonite-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (Limonite-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (high-rank coal / Carbon)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (high-rank coal / Carbon)

Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite) (Coal (organic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)

Coal (organic sedimentary rock)

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral) (Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral)

Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)

Petoskey Stone (Coral Fossil) (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized colonial rugose coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone (Coral Fossil)

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized colonial rugose coral)

Favosites (Honeycomb Coral Fossil) (Favosites sp. (Phylum Cnidaria, Order Tabulata)) — sedimentary

Favosites (Honeycomb Coral Fossil)

Favosites sp. (Phylum Cnidaria, Order Tabulata)

Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Favosites) (Favosites alpenensis) — sedimentary

Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Favosites)

Favosites alpenensis

Calamites Fossil (Horsetail Stem) (Calamites (Genus), part of the class Equisetopsida) — sedimentary

Calamites Fossil (Horsetail Stem)

Calamites (Genus), part of the class Equisetopsida

Tabulate Coral Fossil (Favosites) (Favosites (Commonly known as Honeycomb Coral)) — sedimentary

Tabulate Coral Fossil (Favosites)

Favosites (Commonly known as Honeycomb Coral)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized tree resin)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (fossilized tree resin)

Organic Mineraloid

Amber (Succinite (with approximate formula C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (with approximate formula C10H16O)

Slag Glass (Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)) — industrial byproduct

Slag Glass

Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)

industrial byproduct

Shale (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Shale (Fissile mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (Shale)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone or Siltstone (Arenite (if sandstone)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Siltstone

Arenite (if sandstone)

Chert Pebble / Brachiopod Fossil Internal Mold (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Fossil: Brachiopoda (generic internal mold)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble / Brachiopod Fossil Internal Mold

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Fossil: Brachiopoda (generic internal mold)

Ironstone Concretion (likely) (Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment) — Sedimentary Rock

Ironstone Concretion (likely)

Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment

Sedimentary Rock

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Red Marble) (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Red Marble)

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert Nodules (with Quartz Inclusions) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (with Quartz Inclusions)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)) — Organic Mineral

Amber

Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)

Organic Mineral