Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silica breccia (SiO2)
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Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silica breccia (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule with mineralized cavity
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone with Brachiopod/Crinoid fragments
Quartz-rich metamorphic fragment (likely mica schist)
Mica schist, probably muscovite–quartz schist
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule
Granite
Granite (dominated by Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes fossil
Blue-green chrysocolla rough specimen
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; commonly associated with malachite, quartz, and limonite
Jasper-Agate Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fossilized Gastropod in Limestone
Gastropoda (Class) in Fossiliferous Limestone
Quartz-bearing iron-rich rock, possibly quartzite or hydrothermal breccia
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely limonite/goethite; exact host rock is uncertain from the photograph
Polished fossiliferous limestone, likely crinoidal or coral limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), fossiliferous carbonate rock
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Hexacorallia)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Partial) or Coprolite
Elasmobranchii (fossil) or Coprolite (trace fossil)
Dragon Stone (Septarian Nodule/Concretion)
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, Limestone/Clay)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite iron oxides, possibly in altered host rock
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)
Petoskey Stone (Petrified Favosites)
Favosites (extinct colonial coral), CaCO3 with Silica replacement
Fossil-bearing limestone
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing bivalve or brachiopod impressions
Fossil Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) featuring Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colony corals)
Likely iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably stained by iron oxides/hydroxides
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharocles megalodon or similar extinct shark tooth
Weathered limestone or calcitic fossil/reef fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Horn Coral (Rugose Coral)
Order Rugosa (extinct)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Selachii fossil
Fossiliferous Concretion
Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Steinkern (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Fossil Snail
Gastropoda fossil
Seashell Fossil
Gastropoda fossil
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil
Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes tooth
Weathered brown mineralized rock
Likely iron-stained quartzite or quartz-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Crinoid Stem Fossil in Chert
Crinoid columnal ossicles (phylum Echinodermata) embedded in microcrystalline quartz (chert)