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Browse rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Anorthosite

Cataclasite

Peridotite

Phosphorite

Gondite

Dunite

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)

Banded Agate (Gray/Brown) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Gray/Brown)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)

Quartzite (River Stone) (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite

Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)) — sedimentary

Graywacke

Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)

Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2) — gemstone

Tumbled Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2

Cockle Shell (Bivalve) (Cardiidae (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Cockle Shell (Bivalve)

Cardiidae (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert Nodule in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst and Agate Geode Section (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Quartz and Chalcedony) — mineral

Amethyst and Agate Geode Section

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Quartz and Chalcedony

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Gastropod Fossil (Snail Steinkern) (Class Gastropoda fossil, composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Gastropod Fossil (Snail Steinkern)

Class Gastropoda fossil, composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)) — metamorphic

Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock

Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Banded River Rock with Quartz Vein (Siltstone/Greywacke with Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded River Rock with Quartz Vein

Siltstone/Greywacke with Quartz (SiO2)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Quartz Vein in Siltstone (SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Siltstone

SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid) (Echinoidea (Class) - likely replaced by Calcite or Quartz) — sedimentary

Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)

Echinoidea (Class) - likely replaced by Calcite or Quartz

Limonite Stained Basalt (Hydrated Iron Oxide on Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — igneous

Limonite Stained Basalt

Hydrated Iron Oxide on Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz Grain (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Grain

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz Veining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz Veining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz) (Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble) — sedimentary

Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)

Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble

River Agate (Chert/Chalcedony) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt with Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Phenocrysts

Porphyritic Basalt

Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

River Pebble (Basalt or Gabbro) (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

River Pebble (Basalt or Gabbro)

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Purple-tinted scoria/vesicular variety) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock (SiO2 range 45–52%)) — igneous

Basalt (Purple-tinted scoria/vesicular variety)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock (SiO2 range 45–52%)

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Basalt (Vesicular)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Basalt (Vesicular)

Jasper Pendant (Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2) — Mineral/Sedimentary

Jasper Pendant

Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2

Mineral/Sedimentary

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper / Silicate) — Mineral

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper / Silicate

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock) (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)) — man-made/construction material

Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)

Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)

man-made/construction material