Sandstone (lithic wake/graywacke variety)
Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
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Sandstone (lithic wake/graywacke variety)
Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Tumbled amber
Fossilized tree resin; commonly succinite (organic resin, not a mineral)
Iron-stained limestone or coral fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly CaCO₃ (exact identification is uncertain from the image)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina-like)
Biogenic Limestone
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria (Anthozoa), often replaced by Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Chert/Quartzite nodules)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossil coral (likely solitary rugose coral)
Rugosa; possibly genus Heliophyllum or similar
Chert (and Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Bituminous Coal
Bituminous coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock)
Fossiliferous Limestone (with Rugose Coral)
Limestone with Tetracoralla (Rugosa) fossil
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
Gastropod Fossil (Snail)
Gastropoda (Internal mold/Steinkern)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Paper (Cellulose)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic quartz wacke or arenite
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized rugose coral)
Brachiopod or Bivalve Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda or Bivalvia (embedded in Calcium Carbonate matrix)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)
Chert (Banded)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized ammonite (likely weathered ammonite cross-section)
Ammonoidea; commonly Jurassic–Cretaceous ammonite fossils replaced by calcite or aragonite
Polished ammonite fossil
Ammonoidea (likely a Jurassic or Cretaceous ammonite), preserved in limestone/mudstone
Fossiliferous Chert (Gryphaea Fossil)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcitic Mollusk Remnants
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstane (containing K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Banded Agate / Shell Fossil Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structure, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Fossilized Oyster (Devil's Toenail)
Gryphaea (extinct genus of bivalve mollusks)