Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
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Browse sedimentary (biogenic sediment or biological remain) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert Fossil (Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chalk (Sedimentary Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Coquina Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Bed)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variant Flint/Novaculite)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Oyster Shell (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate)
Crassostrea virginica (or related species) - Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rounded flint or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities
Trace Fossil (Lichenandites or Rhynie Chert Chert with Microfossils)
Trace fossil in microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic/Chemical Sedimentary Rock
Chert (Greenish-Grey variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Crinoid Fossil Marble
Crinoidal Limestone / Phylum Echinodermata
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic Limestone
Weathered iron-stained quartzite or jasper
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and limonite
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Piddock-bored Mudstone
Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide / Bog Iron)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions