Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary (with staining) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (derived from granitic protolith)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Banded Onyx (Green Onyx)
Banded Calcite or Travertine (CaCO3)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (a form of coal, primarily carbon)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Sorosilicate [Ca2Al2Fe3+Si3O12(OH)]
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)