River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (composed of multiple minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)
Mafic Igneous Porphyritic Rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Liesegang Stone (Sandstone with Liesegang Rings)
Clastic sedimentary rock with li-secondary iron oxide mineralization
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Microcline
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Nuummite
Antophyllite-Gedrite (Orthorhombic amphiboles)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Botryoidal Chalcedony with Calcite
Chalcedony (SiO2 with accessory minerals, likely CaCO3)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (Pink/Red variety)
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Beryl (Emerald variety in host rock)
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Silicate mineral)
Coquina
Coquina (a type of limestone)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet in Matrix (Eclogite)
Eclogite, featuring Almandine or Pyrope Garnet [X3Y2(SiO4)3]
Phyllite
Phyllite (regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Metamorphic Rock (rich in SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Silica (SiO2) - Metamorphic rock
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic rock (mainly SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)