Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)
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Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)
Fossilized oyster or other bivalve shell
Calcitic bioclast, commonly Ostrea spp. or Exogyra spp.
Honey calcite (likely cleavage fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Exogyra or Ostrea (Gryphaeidae/Ostreidae family)
Jasper with Manganese Dendrites
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions
Sandstone Cobble with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide precipitation (SiO2 matrix with Fe2O3 banding)
Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Selachii (Elasmobranchii subclass)
Fossil Sponge / Horn Coral / Crinoid Stem
Phylum Porifera or Cnidaria fossilized in calcium carbonate / silica
Fossilized Shell Fragment
Bivalvia or Gastropoda (Class) fragment
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Bivalve Fossil (Shell Fragment)
Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Amber with Inclusion
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Fossilized Sand Dollar
Echinoidea (Clypeasteroida)
Fossilized Coral (Favosites)
Favosites goldfussi
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossil Chondrichthyes (various genera such as Carcharias or Odontaspis)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell
Order Spiriferida (likely)
Fossilized Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid columnal (Echinodermata)
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Class Gastropoda (Fossil)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii tooth (commonly Otodus or Scapanorhynchus sp.)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Otodus obliquus (Mackerel Shark)
Fossilized Coral (Favosites)
Favosites (Extinct Tabulate Coral)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Stony Coral) fossil
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing sandstone, iron-stained quartz, or a fragmentary fossil
Fossil Belemnite Guard
Belemnitida (Order), often Hibolites or Neohibolites spp.
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcarenite/bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich variety)
Rugose Coral Fossil
Rugosa (Order)
Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (likely Grewingkia or Heliophyllum species); Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Horn Coral Fossil
Rugosa (Order Rugosa)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)
Fossilized Trilobite or Mollusk Fragment
Phylum Arthropoda / Mollusca fossil in sedimentary matrix
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)