Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
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Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky/White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Muscovite Schist
Tiger's Eye (likely Hawk's Eye variant)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Concretion)
Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert Breccia (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Chert
Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite
Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone/Heliotrope or Dark Green Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert / Jasper / Agate (Chalcedony Group)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Geode (unopened)
Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with Iron Oxide Concretions
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale