Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Category
Browse igneous or sedimentary (anthropogenic modification) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Red Jasper (possibly Agatized Jasper)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Obsidian
Extrusive igneous volcanic glass (rich in SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt (Fine-grained extrusive igneous rock)
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock / Mafic composition)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite Group)
Basalt
Basalt (Vitreous to Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Granite (Background) and Quartzite/River Pebble (Foreground Heart)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite background)
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with CaCO3
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
K2 Azurite Granite / K2 Stone
Granite (igneous rock) with Azurite inclusions (mineral)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (calc-alkaline phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Rich in SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)
Basalt (Stream-worn Cobble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Basalt River Pebble
Mafic Igneous Rock (Fine-grained Basalt)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock / Mafic Silicates)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Phaneritic/Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (Vesicular Basalt)
Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Basalt (Aphanitic-Vesicular Mafic Igneous Rock)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Crinoid Marble (Fossilized Limestone)
Crinoidal Limestone (comprising Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)