Tumbled river pebble, likely limestone or weathered chert
Indeterminate carbonate/siliceous pebble; possible micritic limestone or chert
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Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled river pebble, likely limestone or weathered chert
Indeterminate carbonate/siliceous pebble; possible micritic limestone or chert
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Fossil plant impression slab
Fossilized plant compression/impression; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Weathered Sandstone Cobble
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains
Banded chert or siliceous sedimentary rock
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining and possible carbonate/clay layers
Likely sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone, probably arkosic or lithic sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Fossiliferous Shale
Sedimentary Clastic Rock with fossil inclusions (likely Brachiopod or Bivalve impressions)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chert (Brecciated Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone)
Arenite or Siltstone (high SiO2 content)
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Autochthonous Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Calcitic carbonate rock, likely limestone (CaCO₃), possibly slightly dolomitic
Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Chert/Quartzite)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock (primarily CaCO₃)
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely quartz-rich sedimentary pebbles
Quartz arenite or chert-like siliceous rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed visually
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite
SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Pebble (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Mixed tumbled river pebbles and beach stones
Polymictic alluvial gravel; components include quartz, chert, jasper, sandstone, and altered volcanic rocks
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Banded quartzofeldspathic gneiss (probable paragneiss or orthogneiss)
Probable mica schist
Schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist
Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (Calcareous Sandstone)
Calcareous Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)
Rounded river pebble, likely altered limestone or sandstone
Probable micritic limestone (calcite-rich, CaCO₃) or fine-grained sandstone
Small rounded pebble, likely sandstone or weathered limestone
Indeterminate clastic carbonate/siliciclastic pebble; mineral composition appears dominated by quartz, feldspar, and/or calcite
Small shell fragment (likely gastropod or bivalve fossil)
Fossilized calcium-carbonate shell; chiefly aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃)
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins
Small weathered mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing feldspathic rock or calcite-rich specimen
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-gray stone fragment, possibly slate or fine-grained basalt
Undetermined; appearance is consistent with slate (fine-grained metamorphosed mudstone), but the image is insufficient for reliable identification.
Sedimentary Pebble (Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominant)