Rock Identifier

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All rocks & minerals

Every specimen the Rock Identifier community has discovered, from desert agates to deep-sea basalts.

Brown Jasper (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Limonite/Goethite Concretion (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granite River Pebble (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite River Pebble

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

River Stone (Grey Andesite) (Intermediate extrusive volcanic rock (Andesite)) — igneous

River Stone (Grey Andesite)

Intermediate extrusive volcanic rock (Andesite)

River Pebble (Greywacke or Chert mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying mineral impurities) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Greywacke or Chert mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying mineral impurities

Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Fossilized Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (Order: Tabulata)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (Order: Tabulata)

Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Petoskey Stone

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Ironstone Concretion (Siderite or Goethite Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion

Siderite or Goethite Concretion

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone) (Permineralized Vertebrate Remains) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone (Petrified Bone)

Permineralized Vertebrate Remains

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil

Chert with Crinoid Fossil Impression (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Crinoidea fossil impression) — sedimentary

Chert with Crinoid Fossil Impression

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Crinoidea fossil impression

Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization)

Arenite

Iceland Spar (Optical Calcite) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Iceland Spar (Optical Calcite)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich)

Fluorite Octahedron (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite Octahedron

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood) (Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)

Silicified Paleoxylon (primarily SiO2)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood) (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Agatized/Silicified Wood)

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Green Aventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)

Carnelian (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)

Green Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Rhyolite (Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)) — igneous

Rhyolite

Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)

Blue Tiger's Eye (Hawk's Eye) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Blue Tiger's Eye (Hawk's Eye)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Crocidolite) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Crocidolite

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone) (Lithic fragment (calcareous or siliciclastic)) — sedimentary

Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone)

Lithic fragment (calcareous or siliciclastic)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt