Rock Identifier

Category

Mineral Or Sedimentary (If Chert)

Browse mineral or sedimentary (if chert) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Shale (Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) (Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite) (Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)) — sedimentary

Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)

Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

Quartz (in a rock matrix) (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (in a rock matrix)

Quartz (SiO2)

Granite or Granitic Gneiss (Granitoid / Gneiss) — Igneous / Metamorphic

Granite or Granitic Gneiss

Granitoid / Gneiss

Igneous / Metamorphic

Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)

Biotite Schist (Biotite Schist) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Schist

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 major)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 major)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Sandstone

Banded Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Polychrome Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Polychrome Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Brown Iron-Rich Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide/Crystalline Quartz)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite/Limonite)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite/Limonite)

Jasper (likely river-worn) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (likely river-worn)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Zebra Jasper (Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)

Fancy Jasper (Multicolor Agate/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper (Multicolor Agate/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite (Botryoidal/Kidney Ore) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (Botryoidal/Kidney Ore)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)