Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii dentition (calcium phosphate / hydroxyapatite)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Concretionary Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with secondary mineral cementation)
Flint with Fossil
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz with fossiliferous inclusions
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Nodular or Fossiliferous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Coral limestone / fossil coral
Biogenic calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃); likely fossilized colonial coral
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii gen. sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl))
Petrified Coral (Agatized Coral)
Anthozoa (Agatized Fossil)
Fossiliferous limestone (likely crinoidal or shell limestone)
Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly CaCO₃, with visible fossil fragments
Fossil tooth, possibly shark tooth
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate tooth; likely a shark tooth (possibly *Carcharhinus* or related genus)
Fossil shell fragment, likely brachiopod or bivalve
Indeterminate fossilized carbonate shell; possibly Spiriferida (brachiopod)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth
Fossilized Bone Chunk (likely Dinosaur or Large Mammal)
Permineralized Fossil Bone
Agatized fossil fragment, possibly silicified coral
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂) replacing carbonate fossil material
Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Calcite on Limestone (or Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment)
Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Oyster in Flint
Gryphaea or Exogyra embedded in SiO2 (Flint/Chert)
Sandstone
Arenite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (Porous/Travertine variant)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin); C10H16O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Grey Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Baltic Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Siltstone with Fossil Cast
Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)
Fossiliferous Shale
Sedimentary Clastic Rock with fossil inclusions (likely Brachiopod or Bivalve impressions)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approx. C10H16O
Amber and Tumbled Stones
Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Otodus sp. (Eocene Sand Tiger/Mackerel Shark)
Fossil Coral (Favosites Honeycomb)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Crinoid and Coral Fossils in Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugosa (order) and Crinoidea (class)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)