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Sedimentary And Igneous

Browse sedimentary and igneous specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Carbonatite

Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Breccia

Ironstone

Lamproite

Troctolite

Basalt

Gabbro

Kimberlite

Diorite

Coal

Quartz Geode (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary or igneous

Quartz Geode (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary or igneous

Jasper and Basalt Mix (Dark Chert/Basalt River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Mafic extrusive igneous rock) — sedimentary or igneous

Jasper and Basalt Mix (Dark Chert/Basalt River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Mafic extrusive igneous rock

sedimentary or igneous

Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead) (Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — Mineral for Fluorite; Mineral/Rock for Jadeite (as it's often a rock composed primarily of jadeite mineral)

Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)

Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Mineral for Fluorite; Mineral/Rock for Jadeite (as it's often a rock composed primarily of jadeite mineral)

Rounded gray pebble, likely limestone or fine-grained basalt (Indeterminate from image; possible micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃) or basalt (plagioclase, pyroxene, minor oxides)) — sedimentary or igneous

Rounded gray pebble, likely limestone or fine-grained basalt

Indeterminate from image; possible micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃) or basalt (plagioclase, pyroxene, minor oxides)

sedimentary or igneous

River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic) (Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite) — sedimentary or igneous

River Pebble (Greywacke or Basaltic)

Massive Greywacke or Basaltic Andesite

sedimentary or igneous

Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite) — sedimentary or igneous

Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite

sedimentary or igneous

Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke) (Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating) — Sedimentary or Igneous

Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)

Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating

Sedimentary or Igneous

River Rock (Various, often Sandstone, Basalt, or Granite) — sedimentary or igneous

River Rock

Various, often Sandstone, Basalt, or Granite

sedimentary or igneous

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy) (Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown) — Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)

Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown

Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)

Jasper and Basalt (Mixed Breccia or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferromagnesian silicates) — sedimentary and igneous (mixed)

Jasper and Basalt (Mixed Breccia or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferromagnesian silicates

sedimentary and igneous (mixed)

Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates) (Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)) — sedimentary and igneous (mixed)

Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)

Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)

sedimentary and igneous (mixed)

Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Gravel or Crushed Stone (Fragmented Aggregate Stone) — sedimentary or igneous fragment

Gravel or Crushed Stone

Fragmented Aggregate Stone

sedimentary or igneous fragment

River Rock (Glacial Cobbles) (Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)) — Mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous)

River Rock (Glacial Cobbles)

Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)

Mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous)

River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks) (Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)) — Mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous)

River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)

Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)

Mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous)

Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone (Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)) — artifact / sedimentary or igneous rock

Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone

Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)

artifact / sedimentary or igneous rock

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geode body) — sedimentary or igneous (host environment)

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geode body

sedimentary or igneous (host environment)

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary or igneous-associated mineral

Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

sedimentary or igneous-associated mineral

Quartz Geode (with Agate banding) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary or Igneous (secondary formation)

Quartz Geode (with Agate banding)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary or Igneous (secondary formation)

Tumbled clear quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled clear quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock) (Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).) — Mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks

Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock)

Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).

Mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks

Tumbled white quartz (likely milky quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled white quartz (likely milky quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Mixed small mineral specimens, likely quartz varieties (Uncertain from the image; translucent pieces may be quartz (SiO₂), while golden-brown pieces could be iron-stained quartz or calcite) — mineral

Mixed small mineral specimens, likely quartz varieties

Uncertain from the image; translucent pieces may be quartz (SiO₂), while golden-brown pieces could be iron-stained quartz or calcite

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz, SiO₂; trigonal crystal system) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz, SiO₂; trigonal crystal system

Quartz (likely milky or iron-stained quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz (likely milky or iron-stained quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Milky quartz cluster (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz cluster

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Milky quartz crystal cluster (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz crystal cluster

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Likely milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Likely milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Clear quartz crystal pendant (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal pendant

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Magnetite / Ironstone (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Ironstone

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Clear quartz (rock crystal) (Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz (rock crystal)

Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Red coral (coral beads) (Precious coral, usually Corallium spp.; composed primarily of calcium carbonate (calcite)) — gemstone

Red coral (coral beads)

Precious coral, usually Corallium spp.; composed primarily of calcium carbonate (calcite)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz Sand Grain (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Sand Grain

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled clear quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled clear quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Small quartz-rich mineral fragment (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz) — mineral

Small quartz-rich mineral fragment

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions