Basalt
Basalt
Category
Browse sedimentary (processed mineral product) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Basalt
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Gabbro
Gabbro
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-feldspar)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Tumbled sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite; chemical composition roughly 52-63% silica (SiO2)
Iron-oxide-stained rock, likely limonite/goethite-rich material
Likely goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron oxides), staining a silicate-rich rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Copper-bearing sulfide ore, possibly chalcopyrite-rich
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly with bornite and oxidation products
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Stone Assortment
Various silicate minerals (e.g., Quartz, Feldspar)
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a fragment of quartzite or silica-rich slag
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica; possibly weakly gneissic
Polished dark pebble, likely basalt
Basalt; mainly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine or magnetite
Weathered granite
Granite; interlocking quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing vein rock, possibly quartzite or silicified breccia; exact identification requires testing
Fossilized Tooth Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)
Vesicular basalt (possibly slag-contaminated)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible olivine and secondary minerals
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dyed or coated quartz geode
Quartz geode; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely artificially color-enhanced
Quartz (Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice or Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular volcanic rock
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Gemstone Beads
Various mineral species
Pumice
Pumice
Rhodonite
Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes tooth fossil
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing feldspathic rock; exact identification requires testing
Vesicular scoria (likely iron-rich volcanic scoria)
Scoria, typically basaltic to andesitic; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass