Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Browse organic material (likely a fruit or berry) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Possible iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite/limonite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Quartzite Geode (unopened)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of iron(II) silicate
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Jasper (Silica/Quartz) - SiO2
Chert (Yellow/Brown variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly milky quartz or chalcedony
Quartz, SiO₂; exact variety uncertain from the image
Chert (and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Weathered fine-grained stone, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite); predominantly SiO₂
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow or Brown Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
River-worn Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Tiger Shark Tooth
Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized hydroxylapatite)
Rounded greenstone pebble
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)
Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (probable quartzite or quartz vein fragment)
Quartzite, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Rough Chalcedony / Jasper Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Jasper / Chert (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Lepidodendron Fossil (Scale Tree)
Lepidodendron
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)
Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)