Sandstone with Lichen and Iron Oxide Staining
Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone with Lichen and Iron Oxide Staining
Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe-Mg silicate rich)
Basalt (River Stone)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Gravel (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Weathered green-gray stone, likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock
Probable serpentinite (antigorite–lizardite), possibly chlorite schist or altered basalt
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Fossilized Echinoid
Echinoidea (likely of the order Echinoidea)
Sandstone (likely Arkose)
Arenite (Feldspathic Sandstone / Arkose)
Granitic Quartz with Feldspar
Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Limestone (River Stone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda
Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock, possibly rose quartz with mica
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica
River Cobble (likely Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Aphanitic)
Agate (specifically Carnelian or Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Likely weathered basalt or dark volcanic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and iron oxides
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Iron-rich quartzite or limonite-bearing rock
Quartzite (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, chiefly hematite and goethite
Small polished brown stone
Indeterminate; possibly tumbled jasper, brown agate, or another iron-stained silicate
Yellow Chert (Gold-colored River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Polished granite pebble
Granite, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Pyrite (likely)
Iron disulfide, FeS₂; commonly called fool’s gold
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or weathered Iron-Nickel)
Meteorite (Fe-Ni alloy & silicates)
Quartz pebble with surface markings
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conchoidal Basalt Pebble
Basalt with conchoidal fracturing
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt Pebble with Vesicles
Vesicular Basalt
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (with Brachiopod and Bivalve molds)
Tumbled sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly subarkose or arkose