Bivalve Shell Fragment (Biogenic Calcite/Aragonite)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3, primarily aragonite/calcite)
Category
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Bivalve Shell Fragment (Biogenic Calcite/Aragonite)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3, primarily aragonite/calcite)
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.)
Stromatolite
Biogenic sedimentary rock
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina-like)
Biogenic Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Sea Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate)
Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)
Stromatolite
Biogenic sedimentary rock / Stromatolite
Stromatolite
Biogenic sedimentary rock / Stromatolite
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized Bone
Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Tooth Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcitic)
Coquina Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Cleavable Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper / Iron-stained Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Stromatolite
Biogenic sedimentary structure (Stromatolite)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Gastropod / Crinoid Fossil Rock)
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Coal
Biogenic sedimentary rock (Carbon)
Spiny Oyster Shell
Spondylus (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone / CaCO3