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Limestone

Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Limestone

Lithographic Limestone

Oolitic Limestone

Oolitic Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Chalky Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Micrite

Calcirudite

Coral Rock

Coquina

Chalk

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (primarily CaCO3 as Calcite or Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (primarily CaCO3 as Calcite or Aragonite)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Limestone ( weathered ) / Chert Nodular Rock (Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Limestone ( weathered ) / Chert Nodular Rock

Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chalk or soft limestone fragment (Calcite-rich limestone; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Chalk or soft limestone fragment

Calcite-rich limestone; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Weathered light-colored stone, likely limestone (Calcitic limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly chalky or dolomitic) — sedimentary

Weathered light-colored stone, likely limestone

Calcitic limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly chalky or dolomitic

Limestone with Fossil Impression (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Fossil Impression

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Crinoid Columnal (Phylum Echinodermata)) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Fossil

Crinoid Columnal (Phylum Echinodermata)

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions

Fossil shark tooth in limestone (Selachii indet.; calcitic fossil embedded in carbonate rock) — fossil

Fossil shark tooth in limestone

Selachii indet.; calcitic fossil embedded in carbonate rock

Likely pale limestone or calcite-rich rock (Calcite-bearing limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Likely pale limestone or calcite-rich rock

Calcite-bearing limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone) (Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)

Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)

Porous fossiliferous limestone (Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic or weathered reef limestone) — sedimentary

Porous fossiliferous limestone

Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic or weathered reef limestone

Rounded limestone pebble (Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Rounded limestone pebble

Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)

Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone (Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)) — sedimentary

Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone

Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)

Tumbled limestone or marble (Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely limestone (CaCO₃), possibly marble) — metamorphic

Tumbled limestone or marble

Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely limestone (CaCO₃), possibly marble

Weathered limestone (probable) (Limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image) — sedimentary

Weathered limestone (probable)

Limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone) (Lithic fragment (calcareous or siliciclastic)) — sedimentary

Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone)

Lithic fragment (calcareous or siliciclastic)

Fossilized Coral in Chert (Anthozoa (Class) fossil in Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral in Chert

Anthozoa (Class) fossil in Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoid Stem Segment Fossil (Crinoidea (columnal ossicle)) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Segment Fossil

Crinoidea (columnal ossicle)