Sandstone
Arenite
Category
Browse man made byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or emerald) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite / Lizardite / Chrysotile mix; (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 prominent)
Sandstone (likely Arkose)
Arenite (Feldspathic Sandstone / Arkose)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Quartz / Common Opal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn2+SiO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Celestine (or Celestite) on Matrix
Celestine (SrSO4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (clastic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridotite)
Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Pink/Orange Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Iron-rich or Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) or Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)
Rhodochrosite with Pyrite and Quartz
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment
Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))