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Limestone

Browse limestone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Rough Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)) — mineral

Rough Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

mineral
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

mineral
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Geode (Unopened) (Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)

sedimentary
Orange Calcite (often commercially sold as Honey Calcite or Aragonite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (often commercially sold as Honey Calcite or Aragonite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Quartz Geode (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary or igneous

Quartz Geode (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary or igneous
Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid) (Phylum Brachiopoda, Order Spiriferida (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary (fossilized organic remains)

Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid)

Phylum Brachiopoda, Order Spiriferida (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

sedimentary (fossilized organic remains)
Travertine (Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Greywacke (River/Beach Pebble) (Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Greywacke (River/Beach Pebble)

Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)

sedimentary
Botryoidal Aragonite (Cave Popcorn) (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Botryoidal Aragonite (Cave Popcorn)

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral
Fossilized Honeycomb Coral (Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Honeycomb Coral

Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)

sedimentary
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper locally) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, Formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper locally)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, Formula: SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red/Pink Jasper subtype)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Nephrite Jade (Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

metamorphic
Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Banded Chert (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Crazy Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Crazy Lace Agate

Banded Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

mineral
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Iron Slag (Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)) — anthropogenic / industrial byproduct

Iron Slag

Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)

anthropogenic / industrial byproduct
White Marble (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pistachio Calcite in this form) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pistachio Calcite in this form)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

metamorphic
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

mineral
Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)) — Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)

Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Lapis Lazuli (Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite

metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2

metamorphic
Red Jasper (Quartzite conglomerate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Quartzite conglomerate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions

sedimentary
Acicular Azurite (indicated by deep blue, fibrous/fuzzy appearance) (Azurite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) — mineral

Acicular Azurite (indicated by deep blue, fibrous/fuzzy appearance)

Azurite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

mineral
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

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

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

mineral
Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Orange Calcite (Polished Sphere) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite (Polished Sphere)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Fluorite (likely Green Fluorite variant) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (likely Green Fluorite variant)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

mineral
Crazy Lace Agate (Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Crazy Lace Agate

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Celestine (Celestite)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

mineral
Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)

metamorphic
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral) (Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

sedimentary