Chert (Common Opal/Agatized Rock)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with potential Chalcedony/Opaline silica
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Chert (Common Opal/Agatized Rock)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with potential Chalcedony/Opaline silica
Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains
Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement
Chert
Chert (SiO₂)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)
Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Clastic Conglomerate (Lithic-rich)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Fossiliferous)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Red/orange coral beads (likely dyed or treated coral)
Corallium spp.; calcium carbonate, mainly calcite (CaCO₃)
Jasper or Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Flint (chert), likely brown flint
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed from the image
Green Spot Jasper (Kiwi Jasper / Sesame Jasper)
Partially altered granitic rock rich in quartz, microcline feldspar, and tourmaline or amphibole inclusions
Puddingstone (Quartzite Conglomerate with Jasper inclusions)
Metaconglomerate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class); likely Lamniformes (order) fossilized in Apatite/Hydroxyapatite
Agatized Fossil or Chalcedony Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Vuggy Limestone
Carbonate Sedimentary Rock with Vuggy Porosity (CaCO3)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)
Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Likely coal (possibly anthracite)
Coal, composed chiefly of carbon-rich organic matter; rank cannot be confirmed from the photograph
Shark Tooth Fossil
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Carcharias or Odontaspis sp.)
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Rounded limestone or dolostone pebble
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly dolostone (CaMg(CO₃)₂)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)