Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa
Category
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Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Tumbled tree agate (dendritic agate)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with manganese/iron-oxide dendrites
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock (mostly CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone fragment, possibly fossil coral or shell material
Indeterminate carbonate fossil in calcitic limestone; likely composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃), but species identification is not possible from this image alone
Sandstone (Banded)
Arenite
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly quartzite or feldspar-rich granite
Quartz–feldspar aggregate; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic wood structures, SiO2)
Chert (with inclusions)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Muddy/Silty Variety)
Arenite with high silt/clay content (clastic sedimentary rock)
Fossilized shell fragment
Indeterminate fossil mollusk; likely a silicified or mineral-replaced bivalve/gastropod fragment
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Travertine (Tufa)
Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Red Sandstone with Reduction Spot
Quartzose Sandstone with a Leach/Reduction Spot
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)
Echinoidea (Fossil Sea Urchin)
Echinodermata Echinoidea
Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (River Stone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (and Fossiliferous Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions
Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions
Crinoid Stem Fossil in Matrix
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Handaxe with Inlaid Fossil Echinoid
Flint / Chert (SiO2) containing a fossil Conulus albogalerus
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Likely micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), possibly carbonate-rich sandstone
Sandstone (Stream-rounded)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Crushed Limestone
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Polished petrified wood
Silicified wood, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue