Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar)
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Kimberlite
Kimberlite (Potassic ultramafic volcanic rock)
Granite with Quartz Vein
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect)
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Diorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2-dominant rock)
Diorite
Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria pebble
Extrusive igneous rock with amygdaloidal infilling
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄
Sandstone Concretion
Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining (Limonite/Hematite)
Sandstone (with Rock Art)
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Basalt with Chert/Obsidian blade
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with Microcrystalline Silica (Chert)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Olivine Basalt (with Epidote and Serpentine)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (containing secondary minerals like Quartz, Zeolites, or Calcite)
Dalmation Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (Microgranite/Aplite), SiO2 with inclusions of Arfvedsonite
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase, Orthoclase, Biotite/Hornblende)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Amorphous Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)