Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
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Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Brecciated Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)
Fossil Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of Tabulate coral)
Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix)
Hydrous Silica (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock
Ruby in Fuchsite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)
Lignite (Brown Coal)
Humic Lignite (Carbonaceous sedimentary rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Bituminous Coal
Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Bituminous Coal
Bituminous coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye
Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica
Puddingstone (Jasper Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (specific type: Jasper Conglomerate or Hertfordshire Puddingstone)
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities
Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone with high Glauconite concentration ((K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff
Fossil Shell Fragment (possibly Brachiopod or Bivalve)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Phylum Brachiopoda or Mollusca