Bumblebee Jasper
Anhydrite with Sulfur, Hematite, and Orpiment (SiO2/CaSO4 mixture)
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Bumblebee Jasper
Anhydrite with Sulfur, Hematite, and Orpiment (SiO2/CaSO4 mixture)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Coal (Anthracite)
Anthracite (Metamorphosed Coal)
Oyster Shell (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria or Rugose Coral (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate / Silica)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions
Crinoid Fossil in Chert
Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Fossilized wood / Silicified wood
Fossiliferous Shale
Fossiliferous Mudstone / Shale
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Fossilized Oyster in Flint
Gryphaea or Exogyra embedded in SiO2 (Flint/Chert)
Bituminous Coal
Coal (Sedimentary Rock)
Chert Cobble with Crinoid Fossil
Silica (SiO2) with Crinoid ossicle
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Script Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with fossiliferous inclusions
Mammoth Tooth Fragment
Mammuthus primigenius (fossilized dentin and enamel)
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Crinoid Columnal
Crinoidea (Class) - Fossilized Columnal Segment
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Cannonball Concretion
Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Ammonite Fossil (Iridiscent)
Ammonoidea (subclass)
Horn Coral Fossil
Rugosa (extinct order of solitary corals)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)
Crinoid Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil biological remains)
Echinoid Fossil (Commonly called a Sea Urchin or Heart Urchin)
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Echinoidea
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)