Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz)
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Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes dentition (Fossilized Tooth)
Fossilized shell
Indeterminate bivalve shell; likely calcitic or aragonitic shell material (CaCO₃)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcite / CaCO3)
Unakite
Metamorphosed Granite (Epidotized Feldspar and Quartz)
Fossilized mammoth molar fragment
Proboscidean molar enamel and dentine, commonly Mammuthus spp.
Fossilized Echinoid
Echinoidea (likely of the order Echinoidea)
Polished amber-like agate or jasper carving
Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained carnelian/jasper; exact identification requires testing
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Orthida)
Rough amber-like brown mineral specimen
Uncertain from photograph; possibly iron-stained quartz, common opal, or resinous amber
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Fossil brachiopod shell
Brachiopoda; exact genus and species cannot be determined from the image
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems
Limestone (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils
Polished amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized succinite; approximate formula C10H16O
Fossilized wood fragment
Petrified wood; commonly silicified fossil wood (SiO₂ replacing organic tissue)
Cockle Shell Fossil
Cardium (Bivalvia)
Dendritic Siltstone
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites (MnO2)
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Agatized wood (primarily SiO2)
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Chert / Flint (Brecciated or Fossiliferous Limestone with Silicification)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Coprolite
Coprolite
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossilized Shell Impression / Siltstone Fossil
Bivalvia / Brachiopoda mold in Siltstone
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely silicified
Petrified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Fossilized Coral
Rugose Coral (Order Rugosa) or Tabulate Coral
Fossiliferous Flint or Chert with Bryozoan Fossils
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions
Fossilized bivalve in sandstone/conglomerate
Indeterminate fossil mollusk, likely Bivalvia, preserved in lithified siliciclastic sediment
Oyster shell (fossil or recent shell)
Oyster shell, likely *Crassostrea* or a related bivalve; composed mainly of calcium carbonate (calcite/aragonite)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Favosites)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Favosites sp. (Calcite, CaCO3)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony with Quartz
Polished fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized gastropod (snail) shell; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Fossilized Coral
Rugose coral / Tabulate coral fossil in limestone matrix
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Sandstone (Limonitic/Arkose)
Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Coral)