Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
Browse mineral, often found as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 primary clasts with lithic matrix)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Quartz Geode (with Calcite influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with possible Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide/Hematite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chalcedony (Commonly known as Carnelian or Agate pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Granite Inclusions (Xenoliths)
Mafic igneous rock (Basalt) with Sialic minerals
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite (if sandstone)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite staining
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Grit)
Clastic Sedimentary (Ironstone-rich Sandstone)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock (primarily SiO2)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)
Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)
Greywacke (River Siltstone)
Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Green Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Celestite (Celectine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Sandstone Pebble (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominant)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Granite (Fine-grained)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.