River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Druzy Quartz Geode (likely Smokey Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - specifically a geode formation lined with druzy quartz crystals, with a likely brownish hue indicating smokey quartz.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Schist with Quartz Vein
Mica Schist with Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Arsenopyrite with Quartz
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Blue Sapphire (Ceylon)
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically an Iron-Concretion)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) cementation
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Shale (with minor calcite veining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Ferruginous Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Felsic Igneous Rock (likely Rhyolite or weathered Granite)
Felsic Volcanic/Plutonic Rock
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Blue Quartz with Dumortierite/Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) containing Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Aventurine (Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)