Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a chemical sedimentary rock, or a chert if considered purely mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)
Graywacke
Graywacke (immature sandstone)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule
Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz (vein quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite Geode
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Water-worn pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Silty Shale
Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)
Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclastic Inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Sandstone (with manganese staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
Quartz in Limonite-rich Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)