Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Category
Browse sedimentary (with some aspects of mineral replacement) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Fossil Mollusca, likely a bivalve (class Bivalvia); exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Fossil Shell
Invertebrate fossil (Mollusca)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus obliquus (or similar prehistoric lamniform shark tooth)
Yellow Jasper
Tectosilicates (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (Phylum)
Chrysanthemum Stone
Chrysanthemum Stone (Calcite/Celestite/Strontianite in Limestone)
Chert (Flint) with Glauconite
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Septarian or Banded Nodular Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossilized Bone Chunk (likely Dinosaur or Large Mammal)
Permineralized Fossil Bone
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Pseudomorph)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Cube variety)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gastropod Fossil (Snail Internal Mold)
Gastropoda; internal mold (steinkern), often composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Shale
Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharocles megalodon or similar fossilized shark tooth
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)