Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Category
Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Chert and Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Flint (or Chert)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Mica
Phlogopite or Biotite group (KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Soapstone mushroom decorative carving
Steatite (Hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Marble
Crystalline Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)
Chert (and Chert Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Limestone-based)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Chert (often referred to as Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Tower
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Common Marble
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Celestite (Celectine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Green Onyx (Banded Calcite)
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Chert (Agate-like Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz