Granite (likely a river or beach pebble)
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
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Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Granite (likely a river or beach pebble)
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Quartz crystal (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Speckled granitic rock
Likely granite or granodiorite; quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Granite (likely Gabbro or Dolerite)
Phaneritic Mafic Igneous Rock (plagioclase and pyroxene)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Greenstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (with possible chloritic alteration)
Gabbro (likely with Pyrite/Sulfide mineralization)
Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
Likely fossilized shell or carbonate concretion
Indeterminate biogenic calcium carbonate, commonly calcite (CaCO₃)
Agate (specifically Moss or Plume Agate nodding toward Agatized Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony)
Banded Agate (with small Geode cavity)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone, likely limonite/goethite-cemented quartz arenite
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Calcite Veining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins
Chalky limestone
Micritic calcite limestone; predominantly CaCO₃
Honey calcite (likely cleavage fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Seashell Fossil
Invertebrate Bivalve / Gastropod Fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Bivalve Shell (Fossil or Contemporary)
Class Bivalvie (various genera and species of clams, cockles, etc.)
Likely granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Snakeskin Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony/SiO2)
Silicified fossil-bearing limestone (likely chert/agate replacement)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing carbonate rock; possible fossiliferous limestone
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Shale
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Dark glassy pebble, possibly volcanic rock
Likely basalt or volcanic glass (var. obsidian), unconfirmed from image
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Productida)
Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)
Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)
Granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and minor biotite/hornblende