the bedrock
limestone
lime rock
The tell
Soft enough to scratch with a nail, and a drop of vinegar fizzes on it. Very often full of broken fossil fragments if you look closely.
Most of the fossils on this list came out of limestone. If you are finding limestone you are in the right place to find a petoskey.
What it gets mistaken for
- sandstone
- banded chert
- kona dolomite
- dolomite
- chalk
The facts
- also calledlime rock
- ageage varies
- where it turns upevery shore ยท bedrock north, float south
- on the chartthe bedrock · 1000 stickers ever
Put it on the shelf
Every stone on this chart is drawn and kiss-cut at three inches. The rarer the stone, the fewer exist: only 1000 limestone will ever be printed, then the run is retired.
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