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Browse igneous and fossil specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Fossil Opal

Bone Opal

Turritella Jasper

Amber

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Turritella Agate

Turritella Agate

Petrified Wood

Carbonatite

Diatomite

Guano

Jet

Diatomaceous Earth

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Stream-Rolled) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Stream-Rolled)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant) (Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)

Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)

Sandstone (with Possible Iron Staining/Crust) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Possible Iron Staining/Crust)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Chert (Nodular) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Chert Nodule (Carbonate rock (CaCO3) with Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusion) — sedimentary

Limestone with Chert Nodule

Carbonate rock (CaCO3) with Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusion

Sandstone Pebbles (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebbles

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)

Milky Quartz with Dendritic Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Dendritic Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (River Pebble) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite/Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Pebble)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite/Arenite)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Sandstone Concretion (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement) (Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)

Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite

Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose type) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone with Concretion

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 cement)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite) (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed largely of Fe2O3 and FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite)

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed largely of Fe2O3 and FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Ironstone with Pyrite (Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)) — sedimentary

Ironstone with Pyrite

Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)

Shale (Laminated Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone

Ironstone Concretion (Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone Concretion (Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 + FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (SiO2 + FeO(OH))

Limestone (Tufa/Travertine) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Tufa/Travertine)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Concretion (Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian Concretion (Fragmentary)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)

Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale) (Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)

Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale (Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock

Chert (Jasper/Basalt River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Basalt River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Microcrystalline Quartz

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert (Limonite-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (Limonite-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Limestone with Chert or Siltstone bands (Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3) often with siliceous impurities) — sedimentary

Limestone with Chert or Siltstone bands

Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3) often with siliceous impurities