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Igneous And Fossil

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

Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite) (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (with Limonite/Goethite)

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Hematite Fe2O3)

Oolitic Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture) — sedimentary

Oolitic Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)

Limestone (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary

Limestone

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

Limestone with Lichen/Algae (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen/Algae

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Chert (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Chert

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily composed of quartz and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily composed of quartz and clay minerals)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Arenite)

Siltstone (Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar grains)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar grains)

Sandstone (Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa) (Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Limestone (CaCO3)

Siltstone (Siltstone (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Siltstone (Siltstone) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Graywacke) (Arenite / Graywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Graywacke)

Arenite / Graywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)

Chert (Jasper influence) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper influence)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining) (Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale (with Iron Oxide staining)

Fissile Mudstone (primarily Quartz and Clay minerals)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Concretionary or Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock) (Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)) — sedimentary

Bored Siltstone (Holey Rock)

Siltstone with Pholad borings (Lithophaga/Pholadidae trace fossils)

Amber (Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)) — Organic Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)

Organic Mineraloid

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata

Coquina (Coquina (Limestone variant)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina (Limestone variant)

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

Limestone (Travertine/Tufa variant)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (specifically Cross-bedded Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Cross-bedded Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone) (Ferruginous Arenite) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)

Ferruginous Arenite

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen) (Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)) — sedimentary

Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen)

Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)