Fossiliferous limestone, possibly containing a brachiopod or bivalve fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with an apparent shell impression or shell fragment
Category
Browse sedimentary (fossiliferous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly containing a brachiopod or bivalve fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with an apparent shell impression or shell fragment
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous limestone pebble
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing worn marine fossils (possibly gastropods or bivalves)
Fossiliferous limestone, likely stromatolitic or bioclastic limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite), with possible siliciclastic impurities and fossil structures
Weathered brown rock, likely sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone (composition uncertain from image)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem Impression
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix with Crinoidea fossil
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chertified Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) often replaced by Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly a shell or bone fragment
Calcitic limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), likely calcite
Fossiliferous limestone (probable crinoidal limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly CaCO₃, with fossil crinoid fragments
Fossiliferous limestone (reef or shell-rich limestone)
Bioclastic calcarenite/calcirudite; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous limestone with shell fragments
Bioclastic calcarenite; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), with fossil mollusk material
Conglomerate (possibly fossiliferous limestone breccia)
Polymictic conglomerate; clasts commonly quartz, chert, and carbonate cement (exact identification requires testing)
Fossiliferous limestone (likely crinoidal or shell-bearing limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite), with possible bioclasts and minor dolomite/clay
Fossiliferous limestone, likely coralline or stromatolitic
Biogenic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous limestone (likely ammonite/gastropod-bearing)
Bioclastic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous Flint or Chert with Bryozoan Fossils
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions
Rounded limestone pebble
Limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly micritic or fossiliferous
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (compositionally uncertain)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral-bearing
Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; fossil fragments may include ancient colonial coral or shell material)
Fossiliferous limestone slab
Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible shell or coral fragments
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly an oyster or other bivalve fossil
Calcite (CaCO₃) shell material preserved in micritic limestone; exact fossil taxon cannot be confirmed from one image
Weathered sandstone or altered volcanic rock
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone, possibly tuff
Limestone (probable fossiliferous limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite)
Chert or silicified limestone (uncertain)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Likely calcite-rich limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), probably micritic or fossiliferous limestone
Weathered limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Calligraphy Stone
Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)
Red Jasper with Fossils
Silicified Fossiliferous Jasper (Chert variant, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sandstone Pebble (with Crinoid / Shell Impression)
Sandstone containing fossiliferous inclusions (SiO2 matrix with calcite/silica cast fossil)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod Mold
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix containing Brachiopoda fossil impressions
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcite (CaCO3) containing a Rugosa (Horn Coral) fossil
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Lithostrotionella (Limestone Matrix - CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Bioclastic grainstone (CaCO3)