Basalt (Volcanic Peak)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt (Volcanic Peak)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Granitoid (Granite/Gneiss mix)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Basalt (Lava Rock) and Dyed Glass/Quartz
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Quartzite River Rock (with iron staining)
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered granite (likely biotite granite)
Granite; interlocking quartz, feldspar, and mica, commonly with biotite
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz-Alkali Feldspar-Plagioclase)
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)
Basalt, predominantly calcium-rich plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine; vesicular texture from gas bubbles
Green Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or hydrothermal quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron oxides; exact host rock uncertain from the photograph
Fossil Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii (Lamniformes order likely)
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or volcanic rock
Fine-grained mafic igneous rock; possibly basalt (composition chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Weathered granitic rock
Granitoid, likely biotite granite or granodiorite
Milky quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tooth or shell fragment (likely fossilized marine material)
Indeterminate; possibly a fossil fish tooth or mollusk shell fragment composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Likely basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Rounded sandstone cobble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous litharenite
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Pumice (specifically a water-worn, weathered variety)
Vesicular volcanic glass
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly blue quartz or granite
Quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and dark accessory minerals
Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Weathered River Stone)
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt (Crushed Stone)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Reddish-brown granitic pebble
Granite, likely biotite granite or granodiorite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bicolor Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Likely quartzite pebble
Quartzite, predominantly crystalline SiO₂
Dark mafic igneous rock, likely basalt or gabbro
Basalt–gabbroic rock; mainly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine or magnetite
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a recrystallized quartz sandstone
Green-and-white quartz-rich rock, likely chrysoprase or serpentine-bearing stone
Uncertain; possible chrysoprase (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or serpentinite (magnesium silicate minerals)