Rock Identifier

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All rocks & minerals

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

Sandstone with Iron Banding (Arenite with Hematite or Limonite staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Banding

Arenite with Hematite or Limonite staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix

Basalt River Pebble (Extrusive Mafic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Extrusive Mafic Basalt

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Moissanite (SiC)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Moissanite (SiC)

Quartzite (Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Geode (Unopened) (Chalcedony/Quartz Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Chalcedony/Quartz Geode (SiO2)

Blue Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 with inclusions)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 with inclusions)

Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion) (Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion)

Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

River Cobble (Quartzite) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Cobble (Quartzite)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)

Coal (Bituminous) (Sedimentary carbonaceous rock) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous)

Sedimentary carbonaceous rock

Graywacke (Graywacke Sandstone) — sedimentary

Graywacke

Graywacke Sandstone

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone (containing bioclasts)

Limestone (Sedimentary Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calcite (CaCO3)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Pink Granite Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Pink Granite Gneiss

Granitic Gneiss

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mixture primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mixture primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Chert / Flint Pebble (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Pebble

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Sandstone (Sandstone (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Green) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral/Sedimentary

Jasper (Green)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral/Sedimentary

Apache Tear (Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Glass)) — igneous

Apache Tear

Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Glass)

Schist (Chlorite-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Chlorite-Mica Schist

Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — Mineral

Fuchsite

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Granite Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite

Porphyritic Andesite or Dacite (tumbled pebble) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock (likely Andesite or Dacite)) — Igneous

Porphyritic Andesite or Dacite (tumbled pebble)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock (likely Andesite or Dacite)

Wishing Rock (Quartz Vein in Host Rock) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) vein in various host rocks) — Igneous/Sedimentary/Metamorphic with Mineral Vein

Wishing Rock (Quartz Vein in Host Rock)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) vein in various host rocks

Igneous/Sedimentary/Metamorphic with Mineral Vein

Basalt (Basalt) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite) (Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone) — Metamorphic

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)

Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone