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Browse not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Peat

Dunite

Sandstone (Sedimentary quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary quartz arenite

Greenstone / altered basalt fragment (Likely chlorite–epidote–actinolite altered basalt; exact identification requires testing) — igneous

Greenstone / altered basalt fragment

Likely chlorite–epidote–actinolite altered basalt; exact identification requires testing

Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock) (Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)

Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone

Diamond (in Matrix) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in Matrix)

Carbon (C)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)

Chrysocolla-bearing rock (likely chrysocolla in quartz/limonite matrix) (Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate: (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) — mineral

Chrysocolla-bearing rock (likely chrysocolla in quartz/limonite matrix)

Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate: (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O

Sandstone (Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with Calcite or Silica veins) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Calcite or Silica veins)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)

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

Bauxite

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

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone / Chert Gravel (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone / Chert Gravel

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)

Granite / Diorite (Granitoid) (Granitoid rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Amphibole/Biotite)) — igneous

Granite / Diorite (Granitoid)

Granitoid rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Amphibole/Biotite)

Pale blue-gray quartz-rich pebble (tentative) (Quartz, SiO₂, possibly chalcedony or a weathered metamorphic fragment) — mineral

Pale blue-gray quartz-rich pebble (tentative)

Quartz, SiO₂, possibly chalcedony or a weathered metamorphic fragment

Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment (Lithic fragment / Weathered rock) — sedimentary

Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment

Lithic fragment / Weathered rock

Red Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (primarily quartz grains cemented by iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (primarily quartz grains cemented by iron oxides)

Sandstone (Limonitic/Iron-stained) (Sandstone (containing Quartz, SiO2, and Limonite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Limonitic/Iron-stained)

Sandstone (containing Quartz, SiO2, and Limonite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Speckled rounded stone, likely granite or granitic gneiss (Granite/granitic gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole) — igneous

Speckled rounded stone, likely granite or granitic gneiss

Granite/granitic gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole

Polished red jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Polished red jasper

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides

Sandstone Pebbles (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebbles

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone pebble (Sandstone (siliciclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Sandstone (siliciclastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Beach Pebble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Beach Pebble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)