Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)
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Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Belemnite (Fossilized Rostrum)
Belemnitida (Order), composed of Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert Fossil (Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Shale
Argillite / Shaly Mudstone
Shale
Laminated Fissile Pelite
Red Shale
Lutite (primarily composed of Hydrous Aluminum Silicates with Hematite staining)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organogenic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Iridescent Ammonite
Ammonoidea (Species: likely Cleoniceras or Desmoceras); Mineral: Aragonite/Ammolite (CaCO3)
Rounded limestone pebble
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone pebble
Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃ (likely containing fossil or bioclast fragments)
Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Rugose or Tabulate Coral Fossil (CaCO3 replacement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)
Fossil Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)
Shale with Trace Fossils
Fissile mudrock (Shale)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Ferruginous Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Pyritic Shale
Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fossilized Coral (Rugose Coral / Horn Coral)
Rugosa / Scleractinia
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert / Flint (with Crinoid Stem Molds)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)