Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone
Category
Browse mineral on sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone and Gravel Aggregate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzose Sandstone
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection
Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition primarily)
Banded calcite (banded limestone/marble fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded calcitic marble or recrystallized limestone
Weathered granitic cobble
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Banded Sandstone (River Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sedimentary quartz arenite
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Jasper and Agate Mix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Shale with Quartz Vein
Argillaceous Shale with Silicon Dioxide Vein
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode formation
Polished red jasper and carnelian-like stones
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides; translucent piece may be carnelian, a chalcedony variety
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (principally SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Pyrite (likely)
Pyrite, FeS₂
Sandstone
Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-bearing gneiss)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica/amphibole aggregate
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone with Fossil Fragment
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion / Chert Nodules
Iron-rich Sedimentary Concretion (Fe2O3 / SiO2 mix)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goethite/Hematite Nodule
Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony Geode)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)