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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

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule

Conglomerate (or Breccia) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate (or Breccia)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic)

Raw Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Raw Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite Pebble (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)

Glauconite (Glauconitic Sandstone) (Glauconite [(K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Glauconitic Sandstone)

Glauconite [(K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Yellow Jasper / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Coarse Sandstone Pebble (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sandstone Pebble

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chert (or Flint) (Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2) — Sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, primarily SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone with Lichen (Arenite (SiO2 based) with biological weathering) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Lichen

Arenite (SiO2 based) with biological weathering

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

Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein (Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz) intrusion) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein

Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz) intrusion

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Pink Granite (River Pebble) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pink Granite (River Pebble)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)

Basalt (Weathered River Stone) (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Weathered River Stone)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)

Pink Granite (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Lava Rock (Scoria) (Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)) — igneous

Lava Rock (Scoria)

Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble) (Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)

Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)) — Metamorphic Rock

Gneiss

Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)

Metamorphic Rock

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2