fossiliferous limestone

Image credit: James St. John

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mineral precipitates

CaCO3

fossiliferous limestone coquina oolite travertine

limestone breccia micrite chalk

(Ca,Mg)(CO3)2 dolostone

SiO2 diatomite chert

Fe2O3 ironstone

clastic

conglomerate breccia sandstone shale

organic carbon

peat lignite bituminous coal anthracite

fossiliferous limestone

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mineral precipitates

CaCO3

fossiliferous limestone coquina oolite travertine

limestone breccia micrite chalk

(Ca,Mg)(CO3)2 dolostone

SiO2 diatomite chert

Fe2O3 ironstone

clastic

conglomerate breccia sandstone shale

organic carbon

peat lignite bituminous coal anthracite

Resources: Fossiliferous Limestone

Image Galleries

• Flickr Image gallery, James St. John: fossiliferous limestone

• Mindat.org image gallery: limestone

• Google images: fossiliferous limestone

Other Resources

• Mindat.org: About limestone

• limestone and mining in Minerals Education Coalition

• Sandatlas: many types of limestone

• Limestone - formation and features