Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen)
Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)
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Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen)
Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Rugose Coral Fossil
Order Rugosa
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz replacement, SiO2)
Fossilized Coral
Rugosa or Tabulate Coral Fossil (Replacement by Silica/Calcite)
Fossil Coral (Rugose Coral / Horn Coral fragment)
Rugosa (Tetracoralla) / Calcite (CaCO3)
Turritella Agate / Fossiliferous Limestone
Elimia tenera (commonly mislabeled as Turritella in chalcedony/calcite matrix)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Squalicorax (likely Squalicorax pristodontus or Squalicorax falcatus)
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil
Chert (Limonite-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides
Chert (containing a small fossil)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3)
Flint / Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Concretion
Calcareous/Siliceous Concretion
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Calligraphy Stone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Hematite and Shells)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Cockle Shell (Fossil or Recent)
Class Bivalvia, Family Cardiidae (e.g., Cerastoderma edule for common cockle)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Hag Stone
Perforated sedimentary rock (typically limestone, sandstone, or flint)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished Ocean Jasper (orbicular jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, mainly SiO₂, with iron- and manganese-rich inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic/Chemical Sedimentary Rock
Ironstone Concretion (Boxwork)
Siderite-Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jasper with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)