River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type)
Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type)
Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxides)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Jasper (likely Ocean Jasper or Variegated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Orange Quartzite (Tumbled)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Banded Chert or Chert with Quartz Veins
Chert (SiO2)
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
White Chalcedony (likely Common Opal or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Basalt with inclusion
Basalt (Aphanitic-Porphyritic texture)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)
Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (likely Navajo Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)
Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)
Basalt (with Plagioclase Phenocrysts)
Porphyritic Basalt
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)