Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Category
Browse marble specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodules)
Chert (SiO2)
Diamond (appearing in jewelry)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Sandstone (Fossiliferous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl
Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Fossil Shell in Sedimentary Matrix
Bivalvia (fossil) in Calcium Carbonate Matrix
Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert / River Cobble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Limestone Cobble
Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites sp. (Order: Tabulata)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Gray Limestone
Carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron (III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in Sedimentary Matrix (CaCO3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Favosite Fossil (Calyx or Rugose Coral)
Favosites (Extinct Tabulate Coral)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF), SiO2 / Fe2O3
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3 with Carotenoid pigments)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon - C)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Diamond (Faceted)
Diamond (pure carbon) with nitrogen impurities, C