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Organic Specimen (Fossil)

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Petrified Wood

Amber

Jet

Opalized Wood

Gastropod Fossil (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Gastropod Fossil

Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Red sandstone fragment (Ferruginous sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Red sandstone fragment

Ferruginous sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide cement

Coprolite (Coprolite) — sedimentary

Coprolite

Coprolite

Crinoid Marble (Fossilized Limestone) (Crinoidal Limestone (comprising Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Marble (Fossilized Limestone)

Crinoidal Limestone (comprising Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)

Coral Fossil (Scleractinia (Class Anthozoa)) — fossil

Coral Fossil

Scleractinia (Class Anthozoa)

Ammonite Fossil (Ammonoidea (Calcium carbonate or Pyrite replaced)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonoidea (Calcium carbonate or Pyrite replaced)

Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone) (Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites) — sedimentary

Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)

Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Sandstone (with Limonite staining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Limonite staining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 dominant)

Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Dendritic sandstone (Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites) — sedimentary

Dendritic sandstone

Sandstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites

Sandstone River Cobble (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone River Cobble

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Echinoid Fossil (Sea Urchin Fossil) (Echinoidea (phylum Echinodermata), often preserved as Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Echinoid Fossil (Sea Urchin Fossil)

Echinoidea (phylum Echinodermata), often preserved as Calcite (CaCO3)

Fossilized Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites sp. (Order: Tabulata)) — fossil

Fossilized Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites sp. (Order: Tabulata)

Amber (Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Amber

Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)

Mineraloid (Organic)

Black Limestone (Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Black Limestone

Bituminous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Brecciated/Recrystallized)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia (Anthos), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)

Red Sandstone (Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Coarse Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coal (Coal (Combustible sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Coal

Coal (Combustible sedimentary rock)

Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog) (Canis lupus familiaris) — Organic (Non-rock)

Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog)

Canis lupus familiaris

Organic (Non-rock)

Pearl (Imitation or Cultured) (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3) — Mineraloid (Organic)

Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3

Mineraloid (Organic)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)