Spider Conch Shell
Lambis lambis (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary (biogenic sediment or biological remain) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Spider Conch Shell
Lambis lambis (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Cherty Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Steinkern (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Chert / Flint Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Multiple specimens; visible examples may include quartz (SiO₂), amethyst (quartz), calcite (CaCO₃), and dark mafic rocks
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Chert / River Cobble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)
Chert (Flint) / Silicified Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)
Pyrite (on host rock/ore)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone with possible fossil inclusions
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Chert / Flint (Brecciated or Fossiliferous Limestone with Silicification)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coral Fossil (Scleractinia)
Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)
Bioclastic Limestone (predominantly CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen
Patellogastropoda (Class)
Chert / Flint Pebble
Chert (SiO2)
Scallop Shell Fossil
Pecten sp.
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3 with fossil fragments)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Limestone
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Stromatolite (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Murchisonia/Gastropod Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Inclusions
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)