Petrified Palmwood
Palmoxylon (fossilized monocot xylem)
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Petrified Palmwood
Palmoxylon (fossilized monocot xylem)
Chert (containing Fossil Inclusions)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Polished kambaba jasper
Orbicular stromatolitic jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole-rich inclusions
Mixed polished river stones
Likely quartz, quartzite, chert/jasper, and possibly limestone or marble
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Shale
Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)
Vuggy Chert / Silicified Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Siderite Concretion
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with hematite/iron oxide coating)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite base, CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Crinoid Stem Columns (Fossil)
Crinoidea (Class); often composed of the mineral Calcite (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion
Geode / Fossilized Gastropod or Shell Cast
Silicon dioxide (Quartz) replacement / fossil mold
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Honeycomb Coral Fossil
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Limestone with Fossil Fragment
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Rounded river cobble, likely weathered sandstone or siltstone
Quartz-rich clastic sedimentary rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Quartz Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Calcite-rich limestone
Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or dolomitic
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone
Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Limestone Gravel
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone River Cobble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limestone (Beach Pebble)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)