Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
Browse mineral on sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Goethite/Limonite cement)
Raw selenite (gypsum)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite
Limonite (often after Pyrite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Red Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary quartz sandstone
Shale
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Shale or Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Ironstone Pebble
Sedimentary Ironstone (Hematite/Limonite-bearing)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone Pebble
Quartz Sandstone
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
River Rock (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Polished Jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO2
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Small rounded pebble (rock type indeterminate)
Unidentified lithic pebble; specific composition cannot be determined from the image
Chalcopyrite
Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Polished Hematite Tower
Hematite (Fe2O3)