Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea
Category
Browse organic (non rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Gastropod Fossil
Gastropoda
Banded Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Unidentified weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly vesicular basalt or weathered volcanic rock
Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining
Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)
Milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Black volcanic rock (possibly obsidian or basalt)
Indeterminate from the image; candidates include volcanic glass (obsidian, SiO₂-rich) or basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene-rich)
Polished septarian nodule
Septarian concretion, commonly calcite/aragonite with brown calcite or barite veins in a limestone–clay matrix
Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix
Chert (Jaspery variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone with Brachiopod/Crinoid fragments
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert Concretion with Iron Oxide Staining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert Concretion / Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite/Silica glass)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint
River Rock (Quartzite)
Quartzite
Porphyritic volcanic rock, likely andesite
Porphyritic andesite; mainly plagioclase feldspar and volcanic groundmass, with possible hornblende or pyroxene
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock (primarily SiO2)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Glass)
Siltstone
Siltstone (clastic sedimentary rock)