Rugose Coral Fossil
Rugosa (Order) / Horn Coral
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Every specimen the Rock Identifier community has discovered, from desert agates to deep-sea basalts.
Rugose Coral Fossil
Rugosa (Order) / Horn Coral
Pumice
Pumice
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate with Fossils)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or Arkose)
Quartzite
Metamorphic quartz rock (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia / Rugosa (Silicified Coral)
Chert with Iron Staining
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock (composed primarily of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossil Bivalve / Ostreid Shell (Hag Stone / Perforated Pebble)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin) or Brachiopod
Echinoidea / Invertebrate Fossil
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria or Rugose Coral (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate / Silica)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class) fossilized tooth
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz/Feldspar grains cemented together)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria / Rugosa / Scleractinia
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon dioxide)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea subclass (calcium carbonate / silica replacement)
Milky Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite or Biotite inclusions
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria or Rugose Coral (petoskey stone / fossilized rugose or tabulate coral)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint (Flaked Stone Tool / Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Pumice
Volcanic glass / Pumice
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)