Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
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Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Feldspar)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Likely mica-bearing metamorphic rock (possibly schist)
Mica schist, composed mainly of quartz and mica (muscovite and/or biotite); identification is approximate from the image
Iron-stained sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide staining (quartz, SiO₂; hematite/goethite, Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))
Quartz-rich chalcedony (likely silicified rock)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly silicified limestone or jasper
Small brown quartz-rich pebble, possibly chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), tentative
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Composition and exact rock type cannot be determined from the photo; likely quartz (SiO₂) with minor feldspar and rock fragments
Rounded pebble, likely mixed lithology
Lithology uncertain; possibly a fine-grained metamorphic or volcanic rock with a quartz-rich/pink feldspar vein or inclusion
Rounded brown river pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; possibly weathered sandstone, mudstone, or basalt
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
River Pebble (Gravel)
Clastic sedimentary rock (likely Siltstone or Mudstone pebble; SiO2 with various impurities)
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Banded quartzofeldspathic gneiss (probable paragneiss or orthogneiss)
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine or iron oxides
Coarse-grained gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (probable)
Chert (Likely Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Clastic sandstone, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar grains cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides
Small brown rock fragment, possibly iron-stained quartz or chert
Unidentifiable from the photograph; potentially quartz (SiO₂) or microcrystalline silica (chalcedony/chert)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite granite; possibly weakly foliated granitic gneiss
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Probable mica schist
Schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist
Likely mica schist
Mica-rich schist, probably muscovite–quartz schist
Weathered sandstone or siltstone cobble
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz–feldspar lithic sandstone (exact identification requires testing)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Small pale limestone or calcareous pebble
Likely calcite-rich limestone (primarily CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or metasedimentary slate
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss (tentative), possibly containing iron-oxide veins
Small flint/chert fragment (tentative)
Chert, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Vesicular Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite
Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2, often with iron oxides like Limonite)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Lithic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Smooth river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; likely fine-grained quartz-rich sandstone, siltstone, or weathered chert
Banded gneiss
Quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly biotite-bearing; exact identification requires testing
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)