Fossilized bivalve shell
Fossil mollusk, likely an oyster or similar cemented bivalve; original shell mostly calcite (CaCO₃)
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Fossilized bivalve shell
Fossil mollusk, likely an oyster or similar cemented bivalve; original shell mostly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Gryphaea or Exogyra (Family Ostreidae)
Polished fossil ammonite
Ammonite cephalopod fossil, likely an ammonite mold/cast in calcite or aragonite-derived mineralization
Amber
Succinite (a specific high-quality amber from the Baltic)
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)
Sandstone with Dendritic Manganese Oxides
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant) with Oxide Dendrites (MnO2)
Dendritic Chert
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese Oxide Inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Orbicular Jasper (Eye Jasper / Kambaba-like pattern)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Dendritic Agate/Chalcedony
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Chert Nodules or Concretion
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized mammalian tooth
Mineralized dental tissue, chiefly hydroxyapatite [Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)]
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mercenaria or similar genus)
Calligraphy Stone
Fossiliferous Stromatolite Limestone (also known as Arabic Script Stone, Miriam Stone, or Elephant Skin Jasper)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Crinoidal Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone
Fossil coral or shell fragment
Indeterminate calcareous fossil; likely aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃)
Crinoid Stem Fossil in Matrix
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized sea urchin
Echinoid fossil; commonly Cidaroida or related echinoid
Tumbled amber-colored mineral or glassy pebble
Uncertain; likely chalcedony/quartz, possibly resinous amber or slag glass
Amber (Cherry Amber)
Succinite (C10H16O)
Baltic Amber
Succinite (Polmerized conifer resin)
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Gastropoda (Fossilized internal mold or shell body)
Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone
Jet
Lignite (Anthracite-grade compact coal)
Lepidodendron Fossil (Scale Tree)
Lepidodendron
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic micrite/wackestone, likely containing crinoid or shell fragments
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Sandstone with attached barnacles
Quartz sandstone (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 matrix)
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble (River Rock)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Vitrinite/Coal inclusions
Arenite with Carbonaceous inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Jasper (River Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions
Fossilized bone fragment
Mineralized vertebrate bone, commonly hydroxyapatite partly replaced by silica or calcite
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silica with iron oxides like Goethite and Hematite)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert/Jasper
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)