Yellow-orange tumbled stone, likely carnelian or orange jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly iron-rich jasper
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Browse mineral, possibly rock fragment containing a mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow-orange tumbled stone, likely carnelian or orange jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly iron-rich jasper
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Fossiliferous shale or slate with plant impressions
Carbonaceous mudstone/shale; possible fossil plant material (often fern-like impressions)
Likely silver-gray granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from image)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Yellow chalcedony (possibly jasper/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides/hydroxides
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly sandstone or milky quartz
Primarily quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Unidentified pink-and-green mineral-bearing rock
Not reliably identifiable from the image; possible pink feldspar with green epidote or another green mineral
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or a quartz vein fragment
Likely iron-rich rock or weathered metallic mineral fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite or iron-bearing slag
Small dark rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly basalt or scoria
Iron-rich sandstone or laterite fragment
Ferruginous sandstone; possibly laterite/goethite-rich ironstone
Mixed rounded rock and mineral gravel
Predominantly weathered basalt, quartz-rich fragments, and iron-stained silicate rocks; exact species cannot be determined reliably from the image
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock
Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Mudstone
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic with Fossiliferous Inclusions)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered light-colored stone, likely limestone
Calcitic limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly chalky or dolomitic
Milky quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite or quartz-vein matrix
Tumbled jasper pebble (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Likely quartz-bearing rock or quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-stained matrix
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Weathered dark igneous rock fragment
Likely basalt or andesite; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Polished agate or chalcedony slice (uncertain)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly fossil-bearing chalcedony
Weathered iron-rich stone, possibly limonite-bearing rock
Limonite/goethite-rich material; composition commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing ironstone or weathered basalt
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), possibly a weathered quartz or feldspar pebble
Purple quartz-bearing pebble, possibly amethyst or lepidolite
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-related purple coloration; exact identification requires testing
Dark volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic silicate rock dominated by plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Sandstone (Siltstone or Fine-grained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst-bearing quartz geode fragment
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Generic Rock Fragment
Rock Fragment