Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (Siliceous Mudstone variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various cements)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Crinoid Stem Fragment
Crinoid (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Blue Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossil Snail Internal Mold)
Class Gastropoda (Internal Mold)
Fossil / Permineralized Bone
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax genus)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)
Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Resin C10H16O)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Microbial mat fossil in silicified sediment)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal replacing organic matter)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, Chalcedony, or Opal)