Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Category
Browse sedimentary (fossilized organic remains) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Petoskey Stone (Coral Fossil)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized colonial rugose coral)
Picture Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch variety)
Succinite
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa
Belemnite (Fossilized Rostrum)
Belemnitida (order), specifically Neohibolites or similar genera depending on age
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Rugose Coral Fossil
Order Rugosa
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Jasper/Chert)
Amber
Succinite (Approximate formula: C10H16O)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic carbonate rock, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), containing a likely colonial coral or bryozoan fossil
Fossil Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark type)
Carcharias sp. (likely Odontaspis)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Dendritic Chert
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese Oxide Inclusions (SiO2 + MnO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementation agents)
Sandstone with Dendritic Manganese Oxides
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant) with Oxide Dendrites (MnO2)
Orbicular Jasper (Eye Jasper / Kambaba-like pattern)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Dendritic Agate/Chalcedony
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Belemnite Fossil
Belemnitella sp. (rostrum)
Orthoceras Fossil Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopod); Limestone matrix (CaCO3)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)
Pink Coral
Corallium rubrum (or related species, composed of calcium carbonate)
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mercenaria or similar genus)
Fossil Belemnite Guard
Belemnitella spp. (rostrum)
Crinoid Stem Fossil in Matrix
Phylum Echinodermata, Class Crinoidea
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz)
Sandstone with attached barnacles
Quartz sandstone (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 matrix)
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)