Brecciated quartz-rich rock, possibly silicified breccia
Silica-rich breccia; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible calcite and iron-oxide staining
Category
Browse sedimentary (silicified fossiliferous chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Brecciated quartz-rich rock, possibly silicified breccia
Silica-rich breccia; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible calcite and iron-oxide staining
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Oyster Shell (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate)
Crassostrea virginica (or related species) - Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood, primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone containing a Brachiopod or Mollusk Impression
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / Fossiliferous Limestone
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, commonly called Ocean Jasper; predominantly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
Polished agate/jasper pebble (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (or Bryozoan/Coral Fossil Pebble)
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered shale or mudstone
Clastic mudrock, chiefly clay minerals, quartz, and feldspar
Fossilized Shell or Coral Fragment in Matrix
Invertebrate Fossil in Sedimentary Rock
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Calcite (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions
Agatized Dinosaur Bone
Permineralized Dinosaur Bone (Silicified/Agatized Bone)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Polished fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely agatized
Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide coloration
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Murchisonia/Gastropod Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered limestone
Limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Quartz-rich breccia (likely silicified fault breccia)
Silica-cemented polymictic breccia; primarily quartz (SiO₂) with possible feldspar, mica, and mafic rock fragments
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone or microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Liesegang Rings (in Sandstone or Siltstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Liesegang Banding
Petrified Wood (Jet or Coalified Wood appearance)
Silicified wood (principally SiO2) or Carbonized Wood
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Calligraphy Stone
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Hematite and Shells)
Weathered fossil-bearing limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or brecciated
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with feldspar and accessory minerals; composition varies
Fossilized Oyster Shell (Limestone/Coquina)
Crassostrea (Fossilized Bivalve), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic carbonate rock, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), containing fossil fragments—possibly coral or bryozoan
Light-colored limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly micritic or fossiliferous
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Favosites (Fossil Coral)
Favosites (Extinct Tabulate Coral)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Fossil Coral (Silicified)
Anthozoa (Silicified Scleractinia or Tabulata)
Polished fossil-bearing limestone
Fossiliferous micritic limestone, likely containing gastropod or ammonoid fragments
Fossil-bearing limestone
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing a brachiopod or bivalve imprint
Calcite-rich limestone
Limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), usually calcite