Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1,2)
Yellow Chert or Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Fluorite (Purple/Blue variety)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert (specifically Tan Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule
Charoite
K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Dyed Magnesite (often sold as Red Turquoise or Howlite)
Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO3)
Chert (often called Flint for dark variants)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Chert (Lightly weathered variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Lapis Lazuli
Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint Conglomerate
Silicified Sedimentary Breccia (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite (Carved as a Horned Skull)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically a stream-worn Chert Nodule)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (containing small fossils)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Celestine (or Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Chert
Siliceous sedimentary rock (predominantly microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)