Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)
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Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Limestone (Flagstone)
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)
Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina (Limestone)
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (with Crinoids/Coral)
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina
Coquina (a type of limestone)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Coquina / Shell Limestone
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Spinel on Marble with Phlogopite
MgAl2O4 (Spinel) in CaCO3 (Calcite/Marble) matrix
Chert (with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), often preserved in Limestone or Calcite (CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic Limestone)
Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically Chalky Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3 / Calcite)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (fossil specimen)
Hag Stone (Piddock bored rock)
Calcareous sedimentary rock featuring Pholadidae borings
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone or Limestone
Sedimentary Rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dolomite or Limestone (Carbonate Rock)
CaMg(CO3)2 (Dolomite) or CaCO3 (Limestone / Calcite)
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobita (Class), likely Phacopid or Asaphid order
Breciated Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Breccia (CaCO3)
River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Limestone)
SiO2 (Quartzite dominant) or CaCO3 (Limestone dominant)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)