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Organic Specimen (Fossil)

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Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Opalized Wood

Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment (Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment

Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone (Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)) — sedimentary

Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone

Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites sp. (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)) — sedimentary

Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites sp. (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)

Chert (Flint pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Carnelian/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Carnelian/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalcedony) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice (Pumice; highly vesicular volcanic glass, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic in composition) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice

Pumice; highly vesicular volcanic glass, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic in composition

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Polished/Worn) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished/Worn)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Lichen (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Chert (River Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gray Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Gray Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Green variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Weathered sandstone or mudstone (Clastic siliciclastic sedimentary rock, probably quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or mudstone

Clastic siliciclastic sedimentary rock, probably quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)) — sedimentary (fossil)

Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth

Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)

sedimentary (fossil)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Banded Jasper (Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis) (Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)) — Mineral-like biological tissue

Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis)

Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)

Mineral-like biological tissue

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Banded Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)