Blue-gray granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/amphibole
Category
Browse mixed: igneous and sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue-gray granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/amphibole
Tumbled granite pebble
Granite, primarily quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Polished granite cobble
Granite, typically quartz–feldspar–biotite granite
Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Coarse-grained igneous rock, likely granitic pegmatite or weathered granite
Granite/pegmatitic granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Granodiorite
Phaneritic-textured Intrusive Granodiorite
Mixed Mineral Bead Bracelet
Polycrystalline and Monocrystalline Silicates/Oxides (Quartz, Howlite, Hematite)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Tumbled yellow-brown quartzite or jasper
Quartzite, predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained jasper
Polished hematite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely a tumbled iron-oxide specimen
River-rounded landscaping pebbles
Mixed alluvial gravel; commonly quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, and quartz
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified radiolarite (SiO2)
Gravel and Pebbles
Unconsolidated rock fragments (clastic sediment)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Garnet, likely almandine–spessartine
Garnet-group nesosilicate; commonly almandine Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ or spessartine Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Mixed Mineral Collection (with Titanium Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coatings and various silicates
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite
Mixed stream gravel and cobbles
Polylithic alluvial deposit; individual clasts are not identifiable at this resolution
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment)
Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture
Mixed polished gemstones and minerals
Likely agate/chalcedony (SiO₂), quartz, jasper, and possibly aventurine or obsidian; exact identification requires individual testing.
Polished brown jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-like Rock Fragment)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) / Altered Metamorphic Pebble
Epidote in Quartz
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)) / Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich river pebble
Likely altered granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Black granite (likely polished gabbro or diabase)
Granitoid rock dominated by feldspar, quartz, and dark mafic minerals; exact identification requires testing
Granite (Pink/Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Jasper and Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz variety
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Polymictic conglomerate
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts likely quartzite, granite, and volcanic rock in a dark matrix
Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate)
Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Mixed river-worn rock collection
Uncertain; likely quartzite, sandstone, basalt, and weathered granite or gneiss
Jasper Rose Quarts / Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Rounded weathered stone, likely basaltic or volcanic rock
Indeterminate fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; possibly basalt or andesite
Quartz with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (Quartz with Glauconite)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate minerals and clay)