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Limestone

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Limestone

Limestone

Lithographic Limestone

Lithographic Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Shelly Limestone

Oolitic Limestone

Oolitic Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Chalky Limestone

Chalky Limestone

Micrite

Micrite

Calcirudite

Calcirudite

Coral Rock

Coral Rock

Oolite

Oolite

Dolomite

Dolomite

Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg) (Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + SiO2)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg)

Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + SiO2)

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a nodule with Chalcendony/Agate banding)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (White-Grey variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White-Grey variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone) (Septarian concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Dragon Stone)

Septarian concretion (Complex of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem) (CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoid stem)

CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) with Fossil Inclusions

Ammonite Fossil (Polished Section) (Ammonoidea (typically mineralized with Calcite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil (Polished Section)

Ammonoidea (typically mineralized with Calcite CaCO3)

Chalk (Calcitic) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Chalk (Calcitic)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock

Limestone (likely Tufa or Travertine) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (likely Tufa or Travertine)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chalk (CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock) — Sedimentary

Chalk

CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock

Chert (variously Flint or Jasper gravel) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously Flint or Jasper gravel)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Zebra Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) with Carbonaceous Impurities) — metamorphic

Zebra Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) with Carbonaceous Impurities

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (variations include Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone (Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone) — sedimentary

Orthoceras Fossil in Limestone

Orthoceras (extinct genus of cephalopods) in Carboniferous or Devonian Limestone

Honey Calcite Geode Segment (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite Geode Segment

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossilized Coral (Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral

Scleractinian Anthozoa (Fossilized Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Oolitic Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture) — sedimentary

Oolitic Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture

Banded Chert (Jasper) River Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Jasper) River Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

Multi-gemstone Quartz and Fluorite Bracelet (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Multi-gemstone Quartz and Fluorite Bracelet

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Chert (Greenish-Grey variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Greenish-Grey variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Travertine (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)

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

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Crushed Stone / Gravel (Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)) — sedimentary

Crushed Stone / Gravel

Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

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)

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

Jasper or Banded Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper or Banded Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Rainbow Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)