Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3 with Limonite/Goethite staining)
Category
Browse sedimentary (fossil) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3 with Limonite/Goethite staining)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Quartz-Arenite
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)
Sandstone
Arenite
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) in Matrix
Elasmobranchii (subclass)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossil bivalve shell
Fossilized or partially mineralized bivalve; exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Sedimentary Rock)
Fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate molluscan bioclast, likely aragonite or calcite
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class); likely Lamniformes (order) fossilized in Apatite/Hydroxyapatite
Amber / Copal
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Limestone (specifically Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment
Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of silica and clay minerals)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Arrowhead Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Biogenic Fragments
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Orthida)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite with Iron Oxide)
Chert (with Drusy Quartz Pocket)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Jasper containing fossilized inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and biogenic inclusions