Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke)
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia, likely Mercenaria or similar genus
Chert (Agatized)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Rounded gray pebble
Uncertain; likely quartz-rich sandstone, quartzite, or graywacke
Brown quartz-rich pebble (likely chert or weathered quartzite)
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline quartz/chert or quartzite
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly amphibolite-bearing
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Mixed river stones; foreground likely sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone, with associated rounded quartzite/chert and other cobbles
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Indeterminate foliated silicate rock; commonly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Likely pink-orange halite (rock salt)
Halite (NaCl); identification is provisional from the photograph
Weathered gray rock fragment
Tentatively shale or fine-grained sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered igneous rock
Indeterminate; possibly quartzite, sandstone, or fine-grained granitic rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)
Jasper / Chert (River Rock)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert or chalcedony
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt or Siltstone Pebbles
Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt) or Indurated Siltstone
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dark, mica-rich metamorphic rock (possibly schist)
Mica schist, tentatively; exact identification is limited by the small, partly obscured specimen
Pink Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper blend)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hydration
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (lithic wake or graywacke)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz and lithic fragments)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Weathered granite-like pebble
Granite or granitic gneiss; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Iron-rich sandstone concretion
Ferruginous sandstone, cemented chiefly by iron oxides (such as goethite and hematite)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Banded gneiss (likely weathered paragneiss)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica ± amphibole assemblage
Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Likely weathered gneiss
Foliated metamorphic rock, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Weathered gray sandstone or siltstone
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone/siltstone
Fossiliferous Siltstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions
Likely ironstone concretion
Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion, commonly hematite/goethite-rich
Quartz-veined metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist with a milky-quartz vein; predominantly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/muscovite mica
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Limitation Concretion
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Limonite)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly basalt or ironstone
Uncertain; likely weathered basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or hematite/goethite-bearing ironstone