Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Category
Mineral Within Sedimentary Rock
Browse mineral within sedimentary rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
mineral
Geode (Quartz chalcedony variety)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
sedimentary
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
sedimentary
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Celestite (Celectine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
mineral
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartz arenite)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
sedimentary
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
sedimentary
Sandstone (clastic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)
sedimentary
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Goethite)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Arenite
sedimentary
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
sedimentary
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
sedimentary
Ferruginous Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement
sedimentary
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Metamorphic, Mineral (within a rock type)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Pink Granite with Quartz Vein
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-feldspar + Quartz + Plagioclase + Mica)
igneous
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
sedimentary
Gneiss
Gneiss
metamorphic
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
sedimentary
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
mineral
Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
sedimentary
Sandstone Cobble
Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)
sedimentary
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geodic structure
mineral