Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
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Browse metamorphic rock (specifically a rock composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Brown Antique Granite
Anorthosite (Technically a plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar)
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (Composed of Orthoclase Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Granodiorite or Diorite
Granodiorite / Diorite
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)
Mafic Igneous Porphyritic Rock
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)
Basalt with Amygdaloidal Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Vesicular Basalt with Quartz/Chalcedony
Vesicular Basalt (primarily Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine with SiO2 infill)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Granite Pegmatite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Red Quartzite Slipper Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Plutonic Rock
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Gneiss (Pebble)
Gneiss
Giallo Ornamental Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a fine-grained igneous rock, often misidentified as Dalmatian Jasper)