Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Siderite Concretion
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Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Siderite Concretion
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone
Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)
Travertine / Tufa
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded limestone pebble
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Lemon (Mock specimen mimicking Citrine/Sulfur)
Citrus x limon
Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral Pebble)
Favosites goldfussi / Silicified Coral Fossil
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Calcite-rich limestone, possibly fossiliferous
Limestone composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃), potentially containing a fragmentary fossil or calcite-filled structure
Amber
Succinite (specific to Baltic amber), fossilized tree resin
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Pale limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically fossiliferous/skeletal limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with banding/weathering)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous rhyolite
Vesicular rhyolite/dacite; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass with feldspar and quartz
Chert (Jasper/Agate variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Fossiliferous Limestone (with Oyster Fossils)
Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bivalve Mollusk Fossil
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains
Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Weathered sandstone or arkose fragment
Quartz-rich clastic sedimentary rock; likely sandstone/arkose (dominantly SiO₂ quartz with feldspar and lithic grains)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)
Chert (SiO2)
Amber
Succinicum (Organic polymer, largely C10H16O)
Chert (containing a small fossil)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primary component SiO2)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Chert (variations include Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)