Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone cobble
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides and hydroxides
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone cobble
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides and hydroxides
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Sandstone with Trace Fossils
Arenite / Quartzwacke with Ichnofossils
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss with Garnet
Garnetiferous Gneiss
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian precursor)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered, quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss)
Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss, with surface lichens and iron-oxide staining
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Siltstone)
Sedimentary Clast (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartzite/Arenite)
Quartz Veined Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz Intrusion (SiO2)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or dolomitic
Weathered brown rock, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/chert with iron-oxide staining
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Sedimentary Clast (Silicon Dioxide dominant)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert (Jasper-bearing)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock
SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals
Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing)
Weathered volcanic rock, likely vesicular basalt or scoria
Basaltic volcanic rock; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine with iron-oxide weathering
Basalt and Quartz Pebble
Basalt (Igneous) and Quartzite/Quartz (SiO2) pebble
Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid stems
Calcite-rich Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Limestone (likely weathered)
Limestone (Mainly Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
River Cobble (Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartzite transition)
Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Brown Pebble (River Rock)
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide / Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veins
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Feldspathic Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Multiple species, likely quartz (SiO₂), calcite (CaCO₃), feldspar, chert, and assorted volcanic/sedimentary rocks
Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose)
Arenite
Pyrite in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (clastic sediment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)