Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz / SiO2)
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Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz / SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossilized Snail Cast)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Commonly CaCO3 or SiO2 after replacement)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) with Phylum Brachiopoda fossil
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood / Red Jasper
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Shale fragment
Shale (Laminated Mudstone)
Cowrie Shell Fossil
Cypraea sp.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite with iron oxide (Hematite) cement
Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Travertine (likely polished limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃
Limestone with Fossil Impression
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Siderite Concretion (Nodule)
Iron Carbonate (FeCO3) Concretion
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Selachii (Elasmobranchii subclass)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria fossil / Calcite-replaced coral
Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Limestone with Fossil inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcite-rich sedimentary rock (CaCO3)