Volcanic Scoria (Metate)
Vesicular Basalt
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Browse artifact specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Volcanic Scoria (Metate)
Vesicular Basalt
Chert (specifically as a lithic artifact/projectile point)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert or silicified sedimentary fragment (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or fossil-bearing chert
Weathered sandstone or fine-grained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly arkose or lithic sandstone
Chert (flint), likely a knapped piece
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Obsidian (likely Apache tear or flaked obsidian)
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, non-crystalline)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert or flint fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert
Chert (flint), likely with iron-stained weathering rind
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂)
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when red)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often found as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint (chert) flake/tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brown flint/chert
Red jasper flake/tool blank
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Flint or chert flake/tool
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Likely banded chert (flint) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; visual identification is uncertain from the image alone
Weathered flint or chert nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly flint/chert
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Gray flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Flake)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Worked chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as a Flint or River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint or chert flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible minor impurities
Flaked stone projectile point
Likely worked chert or fine-grained silicified shale; exact lithology cannot be confirmed from the image
Chert or flint cobbles
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony
Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone
Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)
Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)