Polished fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral or shell fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with probable fossilized skeletal structures
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Polished fossiliferous limestone, possibly coral or shell fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with probable fossilized skeletal structures
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)
Polished fossiliferous limestone (likely orbicular/fossil limestone)
Fossiliferous micritic limestone, composed primarily of calcite (CaCO₃)
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-dominated carbonate rock; likely banded marble (CaCO₃)
Banded chert or siliceous sedimentary rock
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining and possible carbonate/clay layers
Light-gray weathered stone, likely limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly calcareous sandstone or concrete-like rock
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous wood / petrified wood fragment
Silicified or partially mineralized wood (fossil wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony replacement)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone; likely quartz-rich sandstone cemented or stained by iron oxides (hematite/goethite)
Likely weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
Rounded limestone pebble
Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
White limestone
Calcite-dominated carbonate rock (CaCO₃), possibly chalky limestone
Chert or flint (weathered brown variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedonic quartz)
Rounded pebble, likely limestone
Microcrystalline calcite (CaCO₃), probably micritic limestone
Weathered sandstone fragment
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz-rich (quartz arenite or arkose)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, predominantly SiO₂ with minor feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate siliciclastic sandstone; primarily quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, likely iron-oxide stained
Weathered limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled, weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous limestone pebble (probable coral or shell fossil)
Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly biogenic limestone; exact fossil taxon indeterminate from the image
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained limestone fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Likely fossiliferous limestone fragment
Calcareous fossil assemblage, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly crinoid, bivalve, or bryozoan material in limestone
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble
Sedimentary rock with skeletal fragments (e.g., Paleozoic crinoid/brachiopod fossils)
Likely weathered limestone or marble fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely limestone (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized marble
Likely weathered limestone or calcareous tuff
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, chiefly CaCO₃; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely limestone or chalky carbonate rock
Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃
Weathered limestone or calcitic fossil-bearing rock
Calcite-rich limestone, primarily CaCO₃
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble)
Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Porous limestone (likely fossiliferous or weathered limestone)
Calcite-rich limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions
Flint / Chert (or fossiliferous nodule)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert (Brachiopod/Bryozoan Fossil)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with fossil inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium carbonate matrix with macrofossils (CaCO3)
Red sandstone
Quartz arenite or ferruginous sandstone, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide cement
Crushed Limestone
Calcite-rich Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)