Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone
Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)
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Fossilized Rugose Coral in Limestone
Order Rugosa in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)
Fossil bone or tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate bone/tooth; taxonomic identification is not possible from this blurred image
Turquoise ring
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O)
Dragon Stone
Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes tooth
Petrified wood
Silicified fossil wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood
Petrified wood
Silicified wood (commonly quartz/chalcedony replacing wood)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (likely Sand Tiger Shark)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized hydroxyapatite/calcium phosphate)
Fossilized wood (petrified wood)
Silicified fossil wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissues
Chert / Flint (with Crinoid Stem Molds)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized wood or plant fragment
Petrified wood (silicified fossil wood; commonly Araucarioxylon or related taxa)
Polished fossilized wood (likely petrified wood)
Silicified wood; primarily quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Likely amber-colored chert or chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles fragment)
Elasmobranchii (Fossilized tooth root / crown section)
Fossilized coral or stromatoporoid fragment
Likely tabulate coral (order Tabulata) or stromatoporoid; exact identification requires microscopy
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely honey agate or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; precise identification is uncertain from the photograph
Orange chalcedony (carnelian), likely tumbled fragment
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety colored by iron oxides
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Polished agate nodule
Agate, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely with chalcedony and iron-oxide inclusions
Carved Sea Turtle Figurine (Aventurine / Quartz / Jasper)
Quartz variety (SiO2) / Polycrystalline Quartz Aggregate
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite or Magnesite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum / CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety with iron-oxide coloration
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus)
Otodus obliquus
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth
Chert Pebble (with fossil shell fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcified Invertebrate Impression
Possible fossilized shell or coral fragment
Indeterminate biogenic carbonate, likely calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)
Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite
Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral Fragment)
Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colonial corals)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa (Tetracoralla)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Petrified Coral (Agatized Coral)
Fossilized Anthozoa (Silicon Dioxide replacement - SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment)
Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus)
Otodus sp. (calcium phosphate/hydroxylellite)
Likely yellow quartz gemstone ring
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly heat-treated citrine or lemon quartz; metal setting appears to be brass/gold-colored alloy
Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth
Pearl necklace
Pearl, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin