Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone cobble
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides and hydroxides
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary (with staining) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone cobble
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides and hydroxides
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock
Probable quartzite or quartz-rich gneiss; predominantly SiO₂ with feldspar and minor mica/iron oxides
Weathered gray metamorphic rock, likely phyllite or slate
Micaceous quartz–phyllosilicate rock; commonly quartz + muscovite/illite ± chlorite
Iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous rock
Ferruginous sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (variable formula, primarily SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw quartz crystal (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, with possible feldspar and mica impurities
Quartz Vein in Matrix / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich gneiss; predominantly SiO₂ (quartz) with possible feldspar and mica
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar or mica
Polished/tumbled orange-brown stone, possibly brecciated jasper or quartzite
Uncertain; likely iron-stained microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially jasper
Weathered metamorphic boulder, likely schist or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface
Orange Quartzita (Calcite-stained Quarzite)
Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron/calcium inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Iron-stained garnet-bearing rock, possibly almandine garnet
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), in a quartz–iron-oxide matrix
Mottled quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained milky quartz
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite in Quartz matrix
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with secondary Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Milky Quartz (or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)