Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Tumbled gray stone, likely serpentinite or weathered basalt
Tentatively serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals); identification is uncertain from the photograph
Felsic Igneous Rock (likely Rhyolite or weathered Granite)
Felsic Volcanic/Plutonic Rock
Basalt with Quartz Vein and Weathering Crust
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)
Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Basalt with secondary mineral veining
Chert/Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Banded Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled agate (likely Botswana or fortification agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with banded impurities)
Demitasse Granite (Diorite-Granite transition)
Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Granodiorite/Diorite mix)
Chert (Flint with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz Cobble (River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Fossil Shark Tooth (Cretaceous white shark type)
Squalicorax (commonly known as Crow Shark)
Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)
Fossil Shell
Phylum Mollusca (Bivalvia or Brachiopoda)
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Chert with Druzy Quartz Geode
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Crystalline limestone (marble-like calcite rock)
Calcite, CaCO₃; likely recrystallized limestone (marble)
Coarse-grained granite or granitic pegmatite
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Yellow or Honey Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)
Weathered brown stone, likely sandstone or iron-stained granite
Indeterminate; possible quartz-rich sandstone (quartz, feldspar, iron oxides)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Common Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz with iron staining
Microcrystalline to crystalline SiO₂, likely quartz with iron oxides/hydroxides and altered host rock
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granite-like rock
Granite, likely biotite-bearing; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Blue-dyed banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety