Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Small weathered rock fragment, likely iron-stained sandstone
Probable quartz-rich sandstone (dominant mineral: SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Rounded gray pebble
Unidentified lithic pebble; likely quartz-rich sandstone, quartzite, or fine-grained igneous rock
Weathered sedimentary rock, possibly sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sediment; probable quartz-rich sandstone
Gray Limestone Fragment
Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (likely chalcedony-rich flint)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (quartz/chalcedony)
Mixed sedimentary rock and mineral specimens
Predominantly limestone, chert, sandstone, and iron-oxide-bearing clasts; exact identification requires testing
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils
Rounded brown-gray stone, possibly weathered conglomerate or sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; likely poorly cemented sandstone/conglomerate
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Mudstone with concretion)
Siltstone with Ferruginous Banding
Rounded river pebble, likely sandstone or weathered quartz-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate siliciclastic pebble; likely quartz–feldspar sandstone, with possible iron-oxide staining
Polished granitic pebble
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Quartz Sand/Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Weathered granitic rock
Granite, chiefly quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly a pale granodiorite
River Rock (Mossy)
Stream-rounded Clast (likely Siltstone or Sandstone with bryophytes)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Likely weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (mostly CaCO₃), possibly dolomitic limestone
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with iron oxide cement (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Sunstone-like Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Rounded quartz-rich pebbles, likely jasper/chert with one iron-stained specimen
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly jasper or chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Weathered granite pebble
Granite, mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica; approximate composition SiO₂-rich continental crust
Iron-rich brown stone, possibly weathered chert or ironstone
Undetermined; likely iron-oxide-bearing silica-rich rock (chert/ironstone)
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Polished jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (River Cobble)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone; commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Small weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly carbonate-rich sandstone or limestone
Rounded dark river pebble
Likely fine-grained basalt or andesite; exact identification requires a fresh surface or tests
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
River Stone (composed of Siltstone/Basalt mixture)
Siltstone or microcrystalline Basalt pebble
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained limestone fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Weathered granitic or feldspathic pebble
Likely granite/granodiorite; quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of sand-sized grains, 0.0625 to 2 mm)
Chert (Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil-bearing sedimentary rock, possibly fossil wood or bone
Indeterminate silicified/carbonate fossil in sandstone or mudstone
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various oxides)