River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
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Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Marble (Carrara style)
Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Agate inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (primary component: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote complex)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, along with Calcite and Pyrite)
Chert / Jasper / Agate (Chalcedony Group)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Red/Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2
Chert / Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White-Grey variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea (typically preserved as Calcite CaCO3 or Pyrite FeS2)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Druse (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (varieties: Flint or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)