Lepidodendron Plant Fossil
Lepidodendron sp. (Lycopodiophyta)
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Lepidodendron Plant Fossil
Lepidodendron sp. (Lycopodiophyta)
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast
Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold
Seashell (Cockle Shell)
Cardiidae (Bivalvia), primary composition: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of aragonite or calcite
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (Quartz Arenite)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossil Coral
Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)
Limestone Concretion (Botryoidal/Calcareous Nodules)
Calcium Carbonate Concretion (CaCO3)
Fossil brachiopod shell
Brachiopoda indeterminate; possibly a strophomenid or spiriferid
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions
Chert (Green Fossilized Algae or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)
Petrified Wood (Calamites Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Silicified/Permineralized Plant Fossil)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with vugs)
Arenite / Sedimentary Sandstone
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly containing a brachiopod or bivalve fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with an apparent shell impression or shell fragment
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Formula: SiO2 primary, with various cements)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Rag)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 in Quartz Sandstone
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone pebble
Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃ (likely containing fossil or bioclast fragments)
Fossilized bone, likely a tooth or jaw fragment
Mineralized vertebrate bone; taxonomic identification requires clearer diagnostic anatomy
Flint / Chert Nodule
Silica (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with ripple marks)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing carbonate fossils
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))