Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Category
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Grass (Organic Matter/Soil)
Poaceae (family of monocotyledonous flowering plants)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Amber
Succinates
Siderite Concretion in Shale
Iron carbonate (FeCO3) in Mudstone/Shale matrix
Seashell (Cone Snail Shell)
Conus sp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcendony replacing organic matter)
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
White limestone or chalky carbonate rock
Calcite-rich limestone; possibly chalk (CaCO₃)
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Resin)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments
Glauconite (Greensand)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Quartz pebble or seed/crumb
SiO2 (if quartz)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils
Amber
Succinates (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Flint with Fossil Inclusion
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) enclosing fossilized organic remains
Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)
Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)
Travertine
Travertine (a terrestrial form of Limestone, CaCO3)
Likely fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate mollusk fossil; possibly a gastropod or bivalve in limestone
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Moss Agate
SiO2
Amber
Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); approximate formula C10H16O
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 with organic inclusions)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium carbonate matrix with macrofossils (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Shell Fragment)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (organic fossilized resin)
Amber
Amber (Amorphous Organic Hydrocarbon)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials
Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood
Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood
Paper (Cellulose)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)