Rock Identifier

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Igneous Or Sedimentary (Water Worn)

Browse igneous or sedimentary (water worn) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Quartzite Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Gravel fragment) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Gravel fragment)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

White Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)) — igneous

Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)

Basalt with Epidote Veining (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Rock) with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — igneous

Basalt with Epidote Veining

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Rock) with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)

Diorite

Red Rhyolite Porphyry (Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)) — igneous

Red Rhyolite Porphyry

Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)

Diabase (Greenstone) (Diabase (Dolerite)) — igneous

Diabase (Greenstone)

Diabase (Dolerite)

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Nephrite Jade (Nephrite (a variety of the Calcium magnesium iron silicate mineral series Actinolite), Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) — metamorphic

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (a variety of the Calcium magnesium iron silicate mineral series Actinolite), Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Quartzite (River-worn Cobble) (Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River-worn Cobble)

Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase) (Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.) — Igneous

Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)

Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss) (Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)

Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock

Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone (Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Greenstone with Quartz Veining (Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins) — metamorphic

Greenstone with Quartz Veining

Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins

Orange Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt Cobble (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt Cobble

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss cobble) (Gneiss (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss cobble)

Gneiss (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)

Hematite (Tumbled) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (Tumbled)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Corundum (Sapphire variant) (Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Sapphire variant)

Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

Porphyry (Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite) — igneous

Porphyry

Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite

Vesicular Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Banded Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Granite (Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)