Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Category
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Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ammonite fossil
Ammonoidea (likely an involute ammonite; exact genus requires preparation and context)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Weathered limestone
Calcitic limestone, mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral
Rugose coral / Tabulate coral fossil in limestone matrix
Fossilized Bone / Dinosaur Fossil
Fossilized vertebrate bone (permineralized)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles or Otodus sp. (Micro-fossilized)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Belemnoidea (Belemnite) Fossil
Belemnoidea (order), typically within the genus Belemnitida
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 principal mineral)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Dinosaur Skull (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Tyrannosaurus rex (permineralized fossil), rich in Hydroxylapatite/Silica
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Carcharocles/Otodus or Sand Tiger Shark Tooth)
Elasmobranchii (Fossilized Tooth)
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Fossilized Echinoid / Sea Urchin Internal Mold
Echinoidea internal cast (steinkern)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Shale with Coprolite influence
Argillaceous sedimentary rock (Shale/Mudstone)
Weathered limestone fragments
Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with potential Concretion or Fossil fragment)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Coal
Coal (Combustible sedimentary rock)