Likely graphite-rich schist (graphitic schist)
Graphitic schist; chiefly quartz, mica, and graphite (carbon), with possible pyrite or feldspar
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Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Likely graphite-rich schist (graphitic schist)
Graphitic schist; chiefly quartz, mica, and graphite (carbon), with possible pyrite or feldspar
Mottled gabbro or diorite pebble
Coarse-grained mafic/intermediate intrusive rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar plus pyroxene, with possible amphibole or biotite
Graphite-bearing schist (probable)
Graphite–quartz–mica schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (Amorphous silica mixed with various oxides)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Tumbled cream chalcedony or quartz
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock)
Riverstone Quartzite (Water-worn Siltstone/Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for chert or Mafic Extrusive Rock for basalt
River Rock (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz-bearing granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Chert (Common Variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily quartz with iron oxide cement)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Pink Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic felsic intrusive rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Fossil Coral
Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 range 65-75%)
Granitoid (Granite/Granodiorite)
Plutonic igneous rock (variable composition, primarily SiO2)
Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, possibly garnet amphibolite or mica schist
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) in a mafic, amphibole–feldspar-rich matrix
Quartz geode (likely druzy quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rounded basalt cobble (probable)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite iron oxides, possibly in altered host rock
Quartz-bearing altered rock, possibly iron-stained quartz vein
Quartz (SiO₂) in a feldspathic/sericitized host, with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz with iron/hematite staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Mica Schist with Iron Staining
Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with Liesegang banding
Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Granite Pebble
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Geode (Unopened)
Silicon dioxide with various inclusions (SiO2)
Weathered granite or granitic rock fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica (composition uncertain from image)
Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock
Likely andesite or dacite, with feldspar phenocrysts in a fine-grained groundmass
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Mafic Igneous Rock)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (e.g., Basalt)
Granite
Granite