Fossilized Gastropod in Chert/Limestone
Internal mold of Gastropoda (Class) with CaCO3 or SiO2 mineral formula
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Fossilized Gastropod in Chert/Limestone
Internal mold of Gastropoda (Class) with CaCO3 or SiO2 mineral formula
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for chert or Mafic Extrusive Rock for basalt
Granite
Granite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Agate (specifically a Blue Agate Geode Slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz); SiO2
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (or Andesite) Pebble
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Painted Garden Rock (likely Granite or Limestone base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) based substrate with Acrylic/Enamel pigments
Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Fragment
Otodus megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon fossil)
Jasper (likely Lake Superior Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Shale
Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)
Granite with Orthoclase and Hematite Staining
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (Composition: SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock
Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (mostly Iron Oxides)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Jasper with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Bicolor Quartz (Milk Quartz with Slag or Dark Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)