Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
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Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Concretion
Calcareous or ferruginous concretion
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Scapanorhynchus)
Scapanorhynchus texanus
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Goethite / Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Agatized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Agatized Fossil Coral (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 replacement after Anthozoa)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid Columnal (Phylum Echinodermata)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (FeOx-rich)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate with Crinoid Stem Fossils (CaCO3)
Claystone / Mudstone
Mudstone (Hydrous aluminum silicate rich rock)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Exogyra or Ostrea (Gryphaeidae/Ostreidae family)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Fossilized Blastoid
Pentremites (Class Blastoidea)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Siltstone with Concretion
Siltstone (composed of hydraulic silicates and quartz particles)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite/Arenite)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods), mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) in Fossiliferous Limestone
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone
Arenite
Polished Ocean Jasper (orbicular jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, mainly SiO₂, with iron- and manganese-rich inclusions
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Basanite / Jasperoid)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, possibly granitic gneiss
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata