Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. (Eocene shark fossil)
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Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. (Eocene shark fossil)
Red Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble
Quartz Arenite / Quartzite
Banded Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite and Feldspar grains)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Amber-bearing Coal/Sedimentary Rock
Bituminous coal or carbonaceous siltstone with Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Gravel and Pebbles
Unconsolidated rock fragments (clastic sediment)
Coarse Sand and River Gravel
Siliciclastic Sediment (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Hardpan Nodule / Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe-cemented sediment)
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Sand (Construction Grade)
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment (primarily SiO2)
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (likely Sand Tiger Shark)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized hydroxyapatite/calcium phosphate)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary rock containing Indeterminate Fossil remains (likely Crinoid stem or Bryozoan fragment)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus various impurities)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Banded iron formation pebble
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite with chert or jasper
Red Jasper (River-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony - SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil in Limestone Matrix
Ammonoidea (subclass) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (mostly Iron Oxides)
Greywacke (River Siltstone)
Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)
Chert (Basanite / Flint variation)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Picture Jasper (specifically Biggs or Deschutes variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Zebra Marble
Metamorphosed Alabaster/Limestone (CaCO3)
Possible fossilized ammonite or concretion
Indeterminate fossil specimen; possibly an ammonoid mold/cast in iron-rich sedimentary rock
Fossil-bearing limestone
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing a brachiopod or bivalve imprint
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. or similar Lamniformes
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite concretion)
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Dark gray chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony/quartz
Iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Weathered sandstone or limestone fragment
Indeterminate clastic carbonate/siliciclastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone or porous limestone
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper pebble (Yellow/Brown Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities