Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains
Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)
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Fossiliferous Sandstone with Plant Remains
Arenite with Carbonaceous impressions (likely Paleozoic/Mesozoic Flora)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral or stromatoporoid
Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃; fossil identity cannot be confirmed from one photograph
Fossiliferous limestone, likely crinoidal limestone
Bioclastic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible dolomite and silicate impurities
Rounded fossiliferous limestone or weathered limestone nodule
Likely bioclastic limestone, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is limited by the blurry image
Chert (potentially Fossiliferous or Jasperoid)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered fossiliferous sandstone or mudstone cobble
Lithified siliciclastic sediment; the raised curved feature may be a trace fossil or shell impression
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or bioclastic
Pale limestone or calcite-rich rock
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely micritic limestone
Rounded limestone pebble
Calcite-rich micritic limestone (CaCO₃), possibly a fossiliferous limestone
Weathered limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly porous bioclastic limestone
Rounded pale pebble, likely limestone
Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Chert or siliceous limestone fragments
Microcrystalline quartz (chert) and/or calcarenite; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Fossil-rich limestone
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing bivalve or brachiopod fossils; calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), chiefly calcite
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Rounded gray stone, likely weathered chert or quartz-rich river pebble
Chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), tentative
Likely weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar grains in a clay, silica, or iron-oxide cement
Weathered limestone or calcarenite fragment
Micritic limestone, likely calcite-dominated (CaCO₃)
Weathered chert or silicified limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing carbonate rock
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary cobble
Indeterminate sandstone, likely arkose or quartz arenite
Weathered limestone or calcareous tufa
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily CaCO₃
Rounded limestone pebble
Micritic or bioclastic limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Likely limestone or chalk
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Light-colored limestone pebble
Calcite-rich limestone (primarily CaCO₃)
Tumbled chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly termed chert; dark varieties are called flint
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Rounded sandstone pebble
Sandstone, predominantly quartz with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Tan chert or silicified limestone fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly calcareous chert
Tumbled limestone or calcitic rock
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Banded limestone or marble
Likely calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly weakly metamorphosed marble
Weathered chert or silicified limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert formed by silicification of carbonate rock
Quartz-rich sandstone (likely arkosic sandstone)
Sandstone, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and minor iron-oxide cement
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalky limestone
Micritic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Tumbled limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Weathered chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert; exact variety uncertain from photo
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, likely iron-oxide-stained
Banded chert or siliceous mudstone
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly ferruginous shale
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)
Grey Limestone Pebble
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)