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Limestone

Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid) (Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types) — sedimentary (fossil)

Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)

Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types

sedimentary (fossil)

Chert (Iron-rich variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-rich variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (containing Flint and Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (containing Flint and Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Coral (Favosites) (Favosites (Order: Tabulata, Phylum: Cnidaria)) — sedimentary

Fossil Coral (Favosites)

Favosites (Order: Tabulata, Phylum: Cnidaria)

Red Shale (Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Red Shale

Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock

Chalk (Limestone variant) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk (Limestone variant)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orthoceras Fossil Limestone (Orthoceras (extinct Cephalopod fossil) in Matrix) — sedimentary

Orthoceras Fossil Limestone

Orthoceras (extinct Cephalopod fossil) in Matrix

Fossilized Shell in Limestone (Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shell in Limestone

Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite-rich Bioclastic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcite-rich Bioclastic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ammonite Fossil (Ammonoidea (primarily composed of Calcite, CaCO3, or Pyrite)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonoidea (primarily composed of Calcite, CaCO3, or Pyrite)

Rainbow Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite Sphere) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite (Fluorite Sphere)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Geode (Unbroken) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Geode (Unbroken)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony

Chert (Jasper nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Green variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Pink/Gray variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Pink/Gray variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (White Chert/Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White Chert/Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Geode form) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Geode form)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iridescent Ammonite (Ammonoidea (Species: likely Cleoniceras or Desmoceras); Mineral: Aragonite/Ammolite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary (fossilized)

Iridescent Ammonite

Ammonoidea (Species: likely Cleoniceras or Desmoceras); Mineral: Aragonite/Ammolite (CaCO3)

sedimentary (fossilized)

Rough Emerald (Beryl) (Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6 with Cr/V impurities)) — mineral

Rough Emerald (Beryl)

Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6 with Cr/V impurities)

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

Chert (Gravel)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Black Spinel (Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)) — mineral

Black Spinel

Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)

Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)

Spondylus Oyster Calcification / Fossilized Oyster (Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Spondylus Oyster Calcification / Fossilized Oyster

Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Stalactitic Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Stalactitic Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)