Breccia
Breccia
Category
Browse mineral, specifically a rock fragment specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Breccia
Breccia
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Pectinid or related scallop bivalve; shell originally composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included quartz
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Sandstone (Quartzite-leaning)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Geode Fragment
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz matrix
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing ironstone or weathered basalt
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from the photo)
Sandstone or Weathered Conglomerate
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Arenite)
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Fossiliferous limestone fragment
Limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly containing shell or coral fossil material
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive or drusy quartz
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; likely mammalian, mineralized hydroxyapatite
Sandstone (with Rock Art)
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Lichen-covered graywacke or granitic glacial cobble
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica rock, possibly weathered granite or granodiorite
Unidentified small rocks or gravel
Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone
Granite with Mafic Xenolith
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic to Intermediate)
Dark gray fine-grained rock fragment
Likely basalt (possibly andesite); exact identification is limited by the photograph
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Amethyst Lace Agate / Banded Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Fossilized cylindrical shell or bone fragment
Indeterminate biogenic carbonate or phosphatic fossil; possible fragment of a tubular shell (e.g., scaphopod) or hollow bone
Fossiliferous Concretion
Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids
Ruby (Pinkish-Red)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Weathered feldspathic rock, likely granite or granitic pegmatite
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; exact species indeterminate from the image
Sandstone Concretion
Moqui Marble / Ironstone Concretion (Iron oxide-cemented sandstone)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and mica)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)
Iron-rich weathered stone, possibly limonite/goethite
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides), commonly goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)
Amethystine Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered igneous rock fragment, possibly granite or granitic gneiss
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate (granite), possibly foliated gneiss
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)