Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Browse igneous or sedimentary (water worn) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals
Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Grit)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Iron-Stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily Alumino-silicates)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ impurities)
Granodiorite (River Pebble)
Granodiorite
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with ripple marks)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH) impurities)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive)
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Pumice
Pumice (a vesicular volcanic glass)
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Pumice
Pumicite (Amorphous Volcanic Glass)
Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline/Chlorite
Pegmatite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Black Opal
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (NaCl)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)