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Browse rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Basalt Porphyry (River Pebble) (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Porphyry (River Pebble)

Porphyritic Basalt

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bicolor Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — mineral

Bicolor Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Commonly known as Flint or River Rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartz River Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz River Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Iron-stained Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Iron-stained Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Sandstone (with Lichen) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Lichen)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)

Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (major components: SiO2 and Al2O3)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (major components: SiO2 and Al2O3)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites) (Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)) — mineral

Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)

Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)

Sedimentary Rock

Amethyst and Ruby in Zoisite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Anyolite (Zoisite-Hornblende-Ruby mix)) — mineral and metamorphic rock

Amethyst and Ruby in Zoisite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Anyolite (Zoisite-Hornblende-Ruby mix)

mineral and metamorphic rock

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone with Iron Concretion (Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Concretion

Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper) (Rhyolite containing Fossilized Cyanobacteria (Stromatolite)) — sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)

Rhyolite containing Fossilized Cyanobacteria (Stromatolite)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Jasper (specifically Bloodstone/Heliotrope or Dark Green Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Bloodstone/Heliotrope or Dark Green Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Specular Hematite (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate) (Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture) — anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate)

Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture

anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)

Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Banded Chert (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)