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Limestone

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Limestone

Limestone

Lithographic Limestone

Lithographic Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Oolitic Limestone

Oolitic Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Chalky Limestone

Chalky Limestone

Micrite

Micrite

Calcirudite

Calcirudite

Coral Rock

Coral Rock

Oolite

Oolite

Dolomite

Dolomite

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Galena (Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with possible fossil inclusions (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with possible fossil inclusions

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble (Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble

Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Limestone (Fossiliferous) (Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Fossiliferous)

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Limestone (Weathered) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina or Coral Fossil (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Coral Fossil

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)

Fossilized Bored Limestone (Limestone with Ichnofossils (Gastrochaenolites or Entobia)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bored Limestone

Limestone with Ichnofossils (Gastrochaenolites or Entobia)

Crinoid Stalk in Limestone (Crinoid fossil in Biomicrite (Limestone)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Stalk in Limestone

Crinoid fossil in Biomicrite (Limestone)

Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral (Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral

Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)

Grey Limestone Pebble (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Grey Limestone Pebble

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal) (Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)

Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)

Black Marble with Quartz Veining (Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble with Quartz Veining

Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)

Oolite (Ooid Limestone) (Ooidal Limestone (comprised of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Oolite (Ooid Limestone)

Ooidal Limestone (comprised of CaCO3)

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

Travertine (Tufa)

Chemical Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Coquina / Shelly Limestone (Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Shelly Limestone

Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)

Marble (White) (Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble (White)

Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone) (Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone)

Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone

Limestone (specifically Bituminous or Carbonaceous Limestone) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Impurities) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Bituminous or Carbonaceous Limestone)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Impurities

Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Common Opal)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orthoceras fossil in limestone (Orthoceras regulare (extinct nautiloid cephalopod)) — fossil

Orthoceras fossil in limestone

Orthoceras regulare (extinct nautiloid cephalopod)

Travertine (Travertine (a terrestrial form of Limestone, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Travertine (a terrestrial form of Limestone, CaCO3)

Chert Geode Nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Geode Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Fossiliferous Limestone (Sedimentary Chert (often containing CaCO3 or SiO2 replacements)) — sedimentary

Chert / Fossiliferous Limestone

Sedimentary Chert (often containing CaCO3 or SiO2 replacements)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite and Calcite)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian Geode (CaCO3 + Mg + Fe)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian Geode (CaCO3 + Mg + Fe)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)