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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

Vesicular Basalt (Basalt (a mafic extrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt (a mafic extrusive igneous rock)

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

Basalt River Stone

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Pink Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar rock)

Basalt (with possible fluidal texture) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (with possible fluidal texture)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt with Weathered Crust (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt with Weathered Crust

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Basalt with Quartz Infill (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Infill

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)

Basalt River Stone (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

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

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Basalt River Stone (Extrusive mafic igneous rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Extrusive mafic igneous rock (Basalt)

Basalt (Weathered Pebble) (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Weathered Pebble)

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt River Cobble (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Cobble

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt with Vesicles (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicles

Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)

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

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

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

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

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

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt) (Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)

Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

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

Grey Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

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

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

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

Basalt (River Stone)

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Basalt (Crushed Stone) (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Crushed Stone)

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

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

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

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

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Polished River Stone) (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Polished River Stone)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Basalt (Crushed Stone Aggregate) (Mafic Volcanic Basalt (Major Minerals: Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, Olivine)) — igneous

Basalt (Crushed Stone Aggregate)

Mafic Volcanic Basalt (Major Minerals: Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, Olivine)

Porphyry (Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite) — igneous

Porphyry

Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite

Olivine (Peridotite) ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)) — igneous

Olivine (Peridotite)

(Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)

Porphyritic Rhyolite (Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)) — igneous

Porphyritic Rhyolite

Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria

Limestone with Lichen/Moss (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen/Moss

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Granite (Weathered River Rock) (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite (Weathered River Rock)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

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

Scoria (Red Lava Rock)

Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock (Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock) — Igneous

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock

Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock

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

Granite Pebble (River Rock)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)

Sandstone (with Quartz veining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Quartz veining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble) (Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)

Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)

Metamorphic Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz chemical formula SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz chemical formula SiO2)