Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Chert (with Calcite Veining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins
Magnesite or Howlite (dyed or naturally patterned)
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) or Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Granite (Pink/Potassium-rich)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Rounded white pebble, likely quartz or feldspar
Most consistent with milky quartz (SiO₂), though altered feldspar or calcite is possible from the image
Possible iron-rich basalt or industrial slag
Basalt, likely Fe–Mg silicate rock; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Mica-bearing quartz rock (likely pegmatite)
Quartz–feldspar–mica pegmatite; dark mica is probably biotite, possibly muscovite or chlorite
Pegmatite with muscovite mica
Granitic pegmatite; quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), locally biotite/tourmaline
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chert (Jasper/Agate mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz geode (likely druzy quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Moss Agate or Plume Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilized Elasmobranchii tooth (likely Odontaspis or Carcharias)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz
Basalt (SiO2 inclusion)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Quartz Veined Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Polished orbicular/porphyritic granite or breccia
Likely potassium-feldspar–quartz granite with amphibole/biotite and epidote; exact variety uncertain from the image
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Quartz / Limestone Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Porphyritic Andesite/Basalt or Diorite River Rock
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly a pyrite-rich sulfide aggregate
Unidentified dark pebble
Undetermined; possibly polished basalt, chert, or iron-rich stone
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz)
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8 variant)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Multiple species, likely quartz (SiO₂), calcite (CaCO₃), feldspar, chert, and assorted volcanic/sedimentary rocks
Quartz-rich gravel fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely slag or metallic industrial byproduct
Unidentified iron-rich ferrous slag; possibly magnetite-bearing slag