Trilobite Fossil in Limestone
Trilobita (Class), likely embedded in fossiliferous limestone (CaCO3)
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Trilobite Fossil in Limestone
Trilobita (Class), likely embedded in fossiliferous limestone (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Red Siltstone (or Red Shale)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Favosites (Honeycomb Coral Fossil)
Favosites (Genus of extinct tabulate coral)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Sea Shell (Mollusk Shell)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite)
Fossilized Crinoid Stem in Limestone
Crinoidea (Class) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin)
Fossilized Bryozoan
Bryozoa
Fossilized Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose coral) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (Agatized or Calcite replaced)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (Phylum), likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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.
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Aphanitic Basalt
Coral Fossil / Coral Fragment
Scleractinia / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Chert
Carbonaceous Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Pyritic Shale
Carbonaceous Shale with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Amber and Jadeite Beads
Fossilized Tree Resin and Sodium Aluminum Silicate
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Steinkern (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Shiva Eye Shell Fossil (Operculum)
Turbo marmoratus (Operculum)
Honeycomb Coral Fossil (Petoskey-type Coral)
Favosites (Extinct Colonial Tabulate Coral), CaCO3
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class)
Fossilized Angel Wing Shell
Cyrtopleura costata
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell in Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda (typically Calcium Carbonate or Chitinophosphatic)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Fossil specimen, often replaced by Calcite or Silica)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (Genus), Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Coquina or Fossilized Shell Aggregate
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Megalodon Shark Tooth
Otodus megalodon
Fossilized Sea Urchin Spines
Echinoidea (Cidaroid spines)
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)