Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke
Category
Browse man made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite/Wacke
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Rodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz and feldspar)
Lepidolite (likely)
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Phyllosilicate mineral, part of the mica group)
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Limestone (or Calcite Nodules)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Quartz Veining
Arenite with SiO2 veins
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxides
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (River Stone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling
Granite fragment
Granite
Likely hematite-rich ironstone or metallic mineral fragment
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly with magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or metallic iron
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and commonly olivine or magnetite
Chert or chalcedony fragment (possibly agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone Pebble
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Bivalve Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bivalvia fossil
Granite (likely biotite granite)
Coarse-grained granitic rock; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Granite (Dioritic variant)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Limestone
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)