Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse man made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Vesicular volcanic rock, possibly weathered basalt or scoria
Basaltic scoria/vesicular basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with minor olivine or magnetite
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Hematite or Goethite-rich Ironstone
Ironstone (Oxidized Iron Ore)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2)
Greenstone (likely serpentinite or greenstone pebble)
Serpentinite-rich ultramafic rock; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, with possible chlorite, actinolite, or magnetite
Dark fine-grained rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Black basalt fragment
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz-Alkali Feldspar-Plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz + Feldspar + Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Magnetite Nodule
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Sandstone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained siltstone
Quartz-rich clastic sedimentary rock, likely ferruginous sandstone