Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
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Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon
Chert (Chert breccia)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Sand/Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcite (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus)
Otodus sp. (calcium phosphate/hydroxylellite)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Banded Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint
Chert (a form of cryptocrystalline quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
Limestone with Fossil Fragment
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized oyster or other bivalve shell
Calcitic bioclast, commonly Ostrea spp. or Exogyra spp.
Bivalve Internal Mold Fossil
Steinkern (Bivalvia mold)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Amber (Copal)
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Coquina with Calcite Crystals
Calcareous Bioclastic Grainstone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Chert with Iron Oxide Staining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)
Petrified Dinosaur Bone (Apatite/Silica replacement)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (and Fossilized Brachiopod shell)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (likely Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Concretion
Siderite or Ironstone Concretion
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Vertebrate Remains
Shale
Argillite / Shaly Mudstone
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Moss-covered Rock Fragment
Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Hag Stone (Odin Stone / Adder Stone)
Perforated Pebble (commonly Chert, Mudstone, or Limestone)