Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (artificial) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Weathered quartz-rich sandstone
Quartz arenite to feldspathic sandstone, primarily SiO₂ with minor feldspar, mica, and iron oxides
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil in Shale
Fossiliferous Shale
Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
Shale
Sedimentary pelitic rock
Yellow Ocher (Iron-rich Silt/Clay)
Goethite-rich Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Chert / Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Jasper (Mookaite / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Ferruginous Sandstone
Brachiopod Fossil in Sedimentary Matrix
Phylum Brachiopoda in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles
Sedimentary clastic rock
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Weathered sandstone (probable arkosic sandstone)
Clastic sandstone, mainly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Rounded brown pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominated); exact identification requires testing
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Shale or Siltstone
Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (lithic)
Lithic Wacke / Arenite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)