Fossil Shark Tooth
Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)
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Fossil Shark Tooth
Odontaspididae (likely Carcharias sp.)
Petrified Bone Pebble
Silicified Fossilized Bone
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Glauconite (Greensand)
(K, Na)(Fe3⁰, Al, Mg)₂(Si, Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moqui Marbles
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Oyster Shell (Limestone/Coquina)
Crassostrea (Fossilized Bivalve), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered volcanic rock)
Basalt, commonly composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks
Silicified Wood / Xylopal
Megalodon Shark Tooth (Partial Fossil)
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in Calcium Phosphate/Apatite)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Banded Jasper
Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Petrified wood
Silicified wood, commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
Pyrite Geode
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (C)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Quartz and Limestone Grouping
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Flake)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)