Granite (Worn Pebble)
Granite
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Granite (Worn Pebble)
Granite
Likely pink feldspar-rich granite or pegmatite
Granite/pegmatite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), alkali feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), and plagioclase feldspar
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria pebble
Extrusive igneous rock with amygdaloidal infilling
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Desert Rose Fragment (Atypical) / Weathered Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) depending on exact mineralogy
Fossil tooth, possibly shark tooth
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate tooth; likely a shark tooth (possibly *Carcharhinus* or related genus)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)
Epidotized Metasomatite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix
Yellow Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)
Granite (possibly granitic gneiss)
Felsic plutonic rock dominated by quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, biotite and/or hornblende
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Chert (Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (Porphyry)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt Pebble with Vesicles
Vesicular Basalt
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade/Calcite-heavy)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)
Small pale mineral fragment
Unidentified; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Cobble (Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite / Gneiss (Coarse-Grained Felsic Rock)
Granite (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica aggregate)
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Meta-arkose (Quartz-Feldspar Quartzite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Basalt with Vesicles
Vesicular Basalt
Granite Pebble
Granite
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Greenstone (likely serpentinite or greenstone pebble)
Serpentinite-rich ultramafic rock; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, with possible chlorite, actinolite, or magnetite
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell
Order Spiriferida (likely)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)
Amethyst and Calcite collection
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished orbicular granite
Granite, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/amphibole
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2, often with iron oxides like Limonite)