Fossilized oyster shell / oyster reef limestone
Predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), commonly fossil bivalve shells such as Ostrea or Crassostrea; matrix is bioclastic limestone
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Fossilized oyster shell / oyster reef limestone
Predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), commonly fossil bivalve shells such as Ostrea or Crassostrea; matrix is bioclastic limestone
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper (likely Kambaba or Crocodile Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (CaCO3)
Fossilized Oyster (Devil's Toenail)
Gryphaea (extinct genus of bivalve mollusks)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type)
Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)
Fossilized shell-bearing limestone
Bioclastic limestone, likely molluscan/coquina limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Fossilized bone fragment, possibly dinosaur or large mammal bone
Fossil bone; mineralized apatite (carbonate-fluorapatite), commonly Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH)
Crinoid Marble (Fossilized Limestone)
Crinoidal Limestone (comprising Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
Petrified Coral (Agatized Coral)
Anthozoa (Agatized Fossil)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineralized Apatite / Bio-apatite)
Fossilized tooth or bone fragment
Indeterminate fossil; possibly a small fossil tooth or mineralized bone, exact identification requires microscopy
Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)
Permineralized Bone Fossil
Polished fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely agatized
Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide coloration
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fossiliferous Shale or Slate with Plant Fossils
Fossil-bearing argillaceous rock
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Mookaite Jasper
Mookaite (variety of Chert/Jasper), Silicon Dioxide - SiO2
Fossil Coral (Rugose)
Rugosa (Order), often preserved in Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Mineralized vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate from image
Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth
Belemnite Fossil (Guardsman Fossil)
Belemnitella spp. (Rostrum)
Likely vertebra fossil or bone fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebra; mineralized hydroxyapatite, commonly Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Fossilized bone fragment, possibly mammalian long bone
Mineralized bone (commonly apatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH,F,Cl), replacing original bone)
Petrified Bone (Fossil Bone)
Per mineralization fossil bone (varies by organism, predominantly replacement by SiO2 - Quartz/Chalcedony)
Fossilized wood (petrified wood)
Silicified wood; commonly quartz or chalcedony replacing wood tissue
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood) and Associated Rocks
Silicified Wood / Xylopal
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)
Fossilized Crinoid Stem in Limestone
Crinoidea (Class) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone or Favosites)
Favosites (specifically Hexagonaria percarinata if silica-replaced Michigan type)
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; possibly a fossil shark tooth (Carcharodon/Carcharocles)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Xylopal
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharocles (Otodus) sp. or similar fossilized Chondrichthyes tooth
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Fossil Mollusca, likely a pectinid or related bivalve; exact identification requires the other shell half and locality
Polished fossilized wood (likely petrified wood)
Silicified wood; commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
Fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossil bone; possibly mammalian or reptilian
Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)
Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite
Amber
Succinicum (Formula: C10H16O)
Fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate fossil; likely permineralized bone, possibly a large mammal or marine vertebrate