Stromatolite (Jasper-replaced)
Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria / Cryptozon / Silica SiO2)
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Stromatolite (Jasper-replaced)
Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria / Cryptozon / Silica SiO2)
Fossilized tooth fragment, possibly a mammalian tooth
Indeterminate fossil tooth; enamel and dentine, taxon not identifiable from this fragment
Tiger's Eye
Titanium-containing Quartz (Silica: SiO2)
Possible fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate material; mineralized hydroxyapatite replaced or coated by silica/carbonate
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Fossilized Gastropod (Snail)
Class Gastropoda (internal mold or 'steinkern')
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodon / Otodus fossilized tooth (Calcium Phosphate / Hydroxyapatite)
Crinoid Stem Fragment
Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Fossilized Fish Skeleton in Matrix
Vertebrata (Class: Actinopterygii), typically found in limestone or shale matrices
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)
Fossilized Insect in Nodular Matrix
Invertebrata / Insecta fossil in sedimentary concretion
Fossil crocodilian skull and jaws
Crocodyliform fossil; exact genus and species cannot be determined from the image
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class) - Often found as Micraster or Clypeaster specimens
Fossilized wood, likely silicified petrified wood
Silicified wood (fossil wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony replacing organic tissue)
Blue-green tumbled gemstone, likely turquoise or dyed turquoise
Turquoise: hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the blurry image
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine-like quartz)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony or pale citrine
Yellow-brown flint or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide impurities
Turquoise jewelry beads/earrings
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly reconstructed or imitation turquoise
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Red jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcite / CaCO3)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Fossil
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (permineralized hydroxyapatite)
Fossilized mammoth molar fragment
Proboscidean molar enamel and dentine, commonly Mammuthus spp.
Polished turquoise cabochon pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely stabilized or matrix-bearing material
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely iron-bearing chalcedony
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Fossil)
Fossilized leaf or plant impression in shale
Carbonized/impressed plant fossil, likely in fine-grained shale or mudstone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossilized wood fragment
Petrified wood; commonly silicified fossil wood (SiO₂ replacing organic tissue)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized wood (petrified wood)
Silicified permineralized wood, commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing or infilling woody tissue
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment
Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)
Orange agate (likely carnelian chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony colored by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Polished carnelian-bearing chalcedony (orange agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Fossilized Crinoid Stem Segment
Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)
Fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely silicified
Petrified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue