Abalone Shell (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral
Category
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Abalone Shell (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral
Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment
Cockle Shell (Fossil or Recent)
Class Bivalvia, Family Cardiidae (e.g., Cerastoderma edule for common cockle)
Bivalve Shell (Fossil or Contemporary)
Class Bivalvie (various genera and species of clams, cockles, etc.)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina-like)
Biogenic Limestone
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)
Spiny Oyster Shell
Spondylus (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mookaite Jasper
SiO2
Limestone with Chert
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silica (SiO2) inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina (Limestone)
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Seashell Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Pearl
Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth
Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)
Hag Stone
Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (or Fossiliferous Limestone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin