Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic/Crystalline Limestone)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 / CaMg(CO3)2)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Sandstone (with prominent jointing/fractures)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Yellowish variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz - SiO2)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartz arenite)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression
Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Weathered)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Black Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Gowganda Tillite (Puddingstone)
Glacial Tillite (Diamictite) with Jasper inclusions