White limestone, possibly chalky limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
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White limestone, possibly chalky limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Porous limestone (likely coral limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Small rounded pebble, likely limestone or quartz-rich sedimentary fragment
Indeterminate lithic clast; probable micritic limestone (CaCO₃) or weathered quartz-rich stone
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Calcite-rich limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), usually calcite
Chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing carbonate rock
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (main mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Likely calcite-rich limestone or marble
Calcite (CaCO₃); possibly recrystallized limestone (marble)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Limestone Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely tumbled yellow calcite or limestone fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly micritic limestone
Fossil coral pebble
Fossilized colonial coral, commonly Favosites or Hexagonaria
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (or similar fossilized rugose/tabulate coral)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-stained chert or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with chalcedonic silica and iron-oxide staining
Chert (flint), likely with iron-stained weathering rind
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂)
Fossil Coral
Tabulate Coral (potentially Favosites or Calapoecia)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretion
Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - cryptocrystalline quartz
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or chalky limestone
Chalky limestone
Micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossil-bearing limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (mainly CaCO₃), with a possible shell fossil
Weathered limestone (probable)
Calcite-rich limestone, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Concrete-like limestone or cemented carbonate rock
Likely limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Beige polished stone tile (likely limestone or marble)
Uncertain; probable calcite-rich limestone or marble (CaCO₃)
Porous limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic limestone
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; possibly micritic limestone)
Weathered limestone or calcitic fossil/reef fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Fossil-bearing limestone, likely with a shell fossil
Bioclastic limestone, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃); fossil appears to be a shell or shell cross-section
Crystalline limestone (marble-like calcite rock)
Calcite, CaCO₃; likely recrystallized limestone (marble)
Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate Mineral, CaSiO3
Weathered sandstone or limestone pebble
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock) or porous limestone; exact identification requires testing
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone Pebble
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone or Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically fossiliferous/skeletal limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)