Ammonite Fossil (Polished Half / Cleoniceras)
Ammonoidea (Subclass), often Cleoniceras genus; fossilized with Calcite (CaCO3) and Aragonite
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Ammonite Fossil (Polished Half / Cleoniceras)
Ammonoidea (Subclass), often Cleoniceras genus; fossilized with Calcite (CaCO3) and Aragonite
Chert Nodule in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Dermal Denticle or worn tooth fragment)
Elasmobranchii (fossil remains)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Quartz-veined Limestone
Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Anthozoa fossil
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Fossil brachiopod or bivalve shell
Likely a fossilized brachiopod; precise genus cannot be determined from the photograph
Limestone (or Sandstone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silica (SiO2)
Gravel / Limestone Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria (or Rugose/Tabulate coral fossilized in calcium carbonate)
Dendritic Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineral composition: Bio-apatite/Calcium Phosphate replaced by various minerals)
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (extinct tetra-coral)
Fossilized Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Rugosa (Order) - often Grewingkia or Zaphrenthis
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%–98%)
Sandstone with Brachiopod Mold Fossil
Sedimentary rock (Sandstone) with indeterminate Brachiopod mold
Banded Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone type)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) matrix with biogenic fragments
Coral Fossil / Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (White/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)