Concretionary Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with secondary mineral cementation)
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Concretionary Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with secondary mineral cementation)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Brecciated stone pebble
Breccia
Shale and Pebble Fragment
Sedimentary Rock (Mudstone/Shale with Silica Pebble)
Lepidodendron Fossil in Sandstone
Lepidodendron (Lycophytina, Lepidodendrales)
Bivalve Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Fossiliferous Mudstone (Class: Bivalvia)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil bivalve shell
Fossilized or partially mineralized bivalve; exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)
Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains
Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)
Fossil Shark Teeth (likely Sand Tiger Shark)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentition)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement
Aragonite
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Red Veined Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2)
Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Chert Nodules (with Gryphaea or Shell inclusions)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic inclusions
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Gastropoda (Class)
Black Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rounded brown sandstone or weathered river cobble
Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Coquina or Fossiliferous Sandstone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3 with SiO2 inclusions)
Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper (Beaded Necklace)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
River Cobble (Mixed Lithology)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Silicified Siltstone or Wacke)
Graywacke (River Cobble)
Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Yellow Jasper
Tectosilicates (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Fossilized Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Order: Tabulata)
Greywacke
Greywacke sandstone
Calamites (Fossil)
Calamites sp. (Tracheophyta, Equisetopsida)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold)
Bivalvia (Phalladomya or similar genus)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Hematite
Hematite (Α-Fe2O3)
Conglomerate (or Breccia)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic)
Banded Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Banded sandstone pebble
Lithic or quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition requires testing
Banded Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite-rich Concretion (FeCO3 / Fe2O3)