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Virtual Rock Box

For more information, please see the Rock Box Information PDF.

Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Fossils

Igneous (9)


PRR-49813 (Rhyolite)

PRR-5935 (Diorite)

PRR-5933 (Granite - porphyritic)

UN-74 (Pumice)

PRR-24237 (Andesite)

PRR-5013 (Granite - equigranular)

PRR-26543 (Basalt)

PRR-5941 (Gabbro)

UN-73 (Obsidian)

Sedimentary (7)


UN-224 (Limestone [Ohio])

PRR-33311 (Sandstone)

UN-225 (Bituminous Coal [Kentucky])

UN-227 (Anthractic Coal [Pennsylvania])

PRR-5213 (Shale)

UN-209 (Conglomerate)

PRR-16429 (Limestone)

Metamorphic (6)


PRR-26271 (Quartzite)

PRR-5287 (Mylonite)

PRR-5283 (Schist)

PRR-14105 (Marble)

PRR-5285 (Gneiss)

PRR-947 (Slate)

Fossils (13)


UN-221 (Crinoid Stems)

PRR-4891 (Rotularia)

UN-215 (Clams)

UN-222 (Brachiopods)

UN-216 (Horn Coral)

UN-218 (Snails)

UN-99 (Petrified Wood)

UN-219 (Cephalopods)

UN-223 (Trilobite)

UN-217 (Colonial Coral)

PRR-4901 (Ammonite)

UN-178 (Fossil Leaf)

UN-220 (Bryozoans)

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