Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)
Jasper and Ironstone (likely Jasperized Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone pebble
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly containing a brachiopod or bivalve fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with an apparent shell impression or shell fragment
Pearl
Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Tumbled yellow jasper or serpentine
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possible serpentine: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)
Quartz Sandstone
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (Iron-rich or Slate-like variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper and Agate Mix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Agate with Drusy Quartz
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Honey calcite (orange calcite)
Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Chert (Sedimentary Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Sandstone or Mudstone
Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone/Mudstone)
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone)
Mafic Volcanic Rock or Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz-rich)
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock
Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)
Chert
Chert (variant of microcrystalline quartz)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide-rich orbicules; commonly called Ocean Jasper
Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone
Hematite–goethite-rich material (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)); possibly industrial iron slag
Sandstone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Calcite-rich limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃), possibly micritic or fossiliferous
Red Jasper (with Quartz inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Red Jasper (possibly with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically var. Flint or Jasper-rich Breccia)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Iron-stained or Jasperoid Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)