Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite (River-worn Cobble)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with CaCO3
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beach Pebble (likely Quartz or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke / Siltstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (containing Pyroxene, Plagioclase feldspar, and Olivine)
Basalt (Vesicular or Scoriaceous)
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Serpentine, likely a variety of Chrysoprase (green chalcedony) or a similar translucent green mineral.
Serpentine Group Minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite) or Chalcedony (SiO2) with nickel impurities for Chrysoprase green.
Basalt
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 (Pyroxene) and (Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Grey Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Orange Aventurine (Sunstone-style Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Hematite inclusions
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Mafic Extrusive Rock
Jasper and Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Greenschist / Greenstone
Greenschist facies metabasite
Basalt (Road Gravel)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock (various compositions of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)