Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
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Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Fossil Shark Tooth (embedded in matrix)
Lamniformes (likely Cretalamna or Squalicorax) within phosphatic/calcareous matrix
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Coral Fossil (Favosites)
Favosites (Calcite/Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa, Fossilized Calcium Carbonate CaCO3)
Crinoid Marble (Fossilized Limestone)
Crinoidal Limestone (comprising Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silica-rich sedimentary rock featuring Hematite and Goethite)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Sandstone
Sandstone (various mineral compositions)
Fossil Sand Dollar (Echinoidea)
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Echinoidea (likely Dendraster or Scutella)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Fossil specimen, often replaced by Calcite or Silica)
Anthracite Coal
Coal (predominantly carbon)
Milky Quartz with Dendritic Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Fossilized Angel Wing Shell
Cyrtopleura costata
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell in Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda (typically Calcium Carbonate or Chitinophosphatic)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Coquina or Fossilized Shell Aggregate
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Favosites (Honeycomb Coral Fossil)
Favosites (Genus of extinct tabulate coral)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite), amorphous SiO2
Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Petoskey-type Coral)
Favosites (Extinct Colonial Tabulate Coral), CaCO3
Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid)
Order Spiriferida (Phylum Brachiopoda); mineralized as Calcite (CaCO3) or Chert (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Favosites)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossilized Snail Cast)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Commonly CaCO3 or SiO2 after replacement)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Fossilized Gastropod in Chert/Limestone
Internal mold of Gastropoda (Class) with CaCO3 or SiO2 mineral formula
Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral
Order Rugosa (commonly Horn Coral)
Fossilized Stingray Mouth Plate
Myliobatidae dental battery
Fossilized Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals), CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Crinaudite / Fossilized Crinoid Stem
Crinoid (Echinodermata) in a Calcitic/Siliceous Matrix
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Cretaceous to Neogene)
Elasmobranchii dental fossil (likely Squalicorax or similar species)
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (S-type Asteroid fragment)
Fossiliferous Chert (Gryphaea Fossil)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcitic Mollusk Remnants
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)