Chert (Flint nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Charoite
Charoite, K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Banded Onyx (Calcite Marble)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Trap-rock or Cave Onyx
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chalky limestone
Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely weathered flint or chert fragment
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly siliceous chert/flint
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Light-colored limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)
Limestone (with weathering rind)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Chert
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
CaCO3 (principally Calcite or Aragonite)
Rounded sedimentary pebble
Likely micritic limestone or calcareous sandstone
Weathered fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral or stromatoporoid
Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃; fossil identity cannot be confirmed from one photograph
Calcite fragment
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), possibly weathered limestone
Rounded chert or silicified limestone pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly fossiliferous or iron-stained carbonate host
Gray chert or silicified limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite (CaCO₃)
Brown chert or silicified limestone fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly occurring as chert; exact identification requires testing
Likely limestone or marble
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Chert (within Limestone matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled fossil-bearing limestone (likely crinoid or shell fragment)
Fossil carbonate; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Light-colored weathered stone, possibly limestone or quartz-rich rock
Indeterminate; likely calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃) or quartz sandstone (SiO₂)
Weathered limestone fragment, possibly fossiliferous
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic limestone
Weathered gray stone, likely limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly dolomitic limestone
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), likely bioclastic limestone
Polished fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, commonly crinoidal limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Limestone (Crushed Gravel)
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled cream-colored stone, likely calcite or marble
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized as marble
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
Lapis Lazuli Globe
Complex mixture of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Decorative polished stone tile, likely white marble or limestone
Calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃), possibly veined limestone; exact identification requires testing
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock (primarily CaCO₃)
Chert (Smoky variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shell
Invertebrate fossil (Mollusca)
Fossilized bivalve shell
Fossil Mollusca; likely a cemented or infaunal bivalve, possibly oyster or clam
Fossil Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (likely Grewingkia or Heliophyllum species); Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Banded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dark gray flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint