Shale
Shale
Category
Browse sedimentary and igneous (mixed) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Shale
Shale
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Coarse-grained granite
Granite; predominantly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mica
Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Botryoidal hematite (specular hematite)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃
Jasper (Green)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely milky quartz–bearing quartzite or silica-rich chert; exact identification requires testing
Chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Likely calcite-rich limestone or marble
Calcite (CaCO₃); possibly recrystallized limestone (marble)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Calcite (with iron oxide staining)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serafina (Serafinite / Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg5Al)(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Black Dolomite
Bituminous Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
River Rocks (Polished River Pebbles)
Stream-rounded clastic sediments
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)