Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Category
Browse mineral, possibly rock fragment containing a mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Amethyst (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Chert Nodules (with Gryphaea or Shell inclusions)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic inclusions
Likely tumbled calcite or pale limestone fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly microcrystalline limestone
Weathered limestone or calcareous rock
Calcite-rich limestone (predominantly CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Painted Rock / Geode Specimen
Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment coating
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Likely quartz-bearing mineral aggregate
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with mica or feldspar
Weathered granitic rock fragment
Granite, predominantly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Banded Greywacke
Greywacke (Lithic wacke)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2)
Coquina / Shelly Sandstone
Calcareous Sandstone / Coquina
Orange calcite fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely iron-stained or orange-colored calcite
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly hematite-bearing breccia
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)-rich lithic fragment; exact host rock is uncertain from the image
Sandstone (Calcareous/Lithic)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic Sandstone with Calcium Carbonate cement)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Small weathered stone, possibly quartz-rich granite or feldspar
Indeterminate granitoid fragment; likely quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with minor mica or iron oxides
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)
Yellow calcite crystal cluster with calcite fragment
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Raw greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Uncertain from image; possibly olivine (forsterite-rich), epidote, or green tourmaline
Brecciated quartz-rich rock, possibly silicified breccia
Silica-rich breccia; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible calcite and iron-oxide staining
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Weathered dark rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly basalt or iron-rich volcanic rock
Sandstone (with potential Concretion or Fossil fragment)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Dark igneous rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly gneiss if foliation is confirmed
Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Gravel / Limestone Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)