Rock Identifier

Clear Quartz rock specimen

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Chert (often called Flint when dark) rock specimen

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary

Granite rock specimen

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

igneous

Sandstone (Wonderstone) rock specimen

Sandstone (Wonderstone)

Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings

sedimentary

Basalt River Stones rock specimen

Basalt River Stones

Aphantic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

igneous

Diorite rock specimen

Diorite

Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

igneous

Granite (Background) and Quartzite/River Pebble (Foreground Heart) rock specimen

Granite (Background) and Quartzite/River Pebble (Foreground Heart)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite background)

igneous

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions rock specimen

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions

Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

metamorphic

Quartz (Iron-stained) rock specimen

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Onyx (Black Onyx) rock specimen

Onyx (Black Onyx)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartz Crystal with Iron Inclusions) rock specimen

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartz Crystal with Iron Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral) rock specimen

Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)

Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)

sedimentary

Basalt rock specimen

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

igneous

Chert (with Limestone matrix) rock specimen

Chert (with Limestone matrix)

Chert (Silica: SiO2)

sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk) rock specimen

Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary

Basalt rock specimen

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

igneous

Quartz Pebble rock specimen

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Agate (Banded Chalcedony) rock specimen

Agate (Banded Chalcedony)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral

Sandstone rock specimen

Sandstone

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)

sedimentary

Quartz (Milky Quartz) rock specimen

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Conglomerate rock specimen

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

sedimentary

Granite rock specimen

Granite

Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite)

igneous

Quartz Pebble rock specimen

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Ferruginous Quartz rock specimen

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

mineral

Epidote rock specimen

Epidote

Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

metamorphic

Green Sandstone rock specimen

Green Sandstone

Glauconitic Sandstone

sedimentary

Jadeite rock specimen

Jadeite

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

metamorphic

Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation rock specimen

Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation

Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)

sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) rock specimen

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

sedimentary

Pumice rock specimen

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)

igneous

Pink Granite rock specimen

Pink Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)

igneous

Milky Quartz rock specimen

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral

Ferruginous Chert rock specimen

Ferruginous Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore) rock specimen

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety) rock specimen

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary

Basalt (Weathered River Stone) rock specimen

Basalt (Weathered River Stone)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)

igneous

Chert (Nodule) rock specimen

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary

Quartz in Matrix rock specimen

Quartz in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral

Rough Diamond rock specimen

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

mineral

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) rock specimen

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary

Ferruginous Quartz rock specimen

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions

mineral

Unakite rock specimen

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

metamorphic

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