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Sedimentary Or Igneous (Host Environment)

Browse sedimentary or igneous (host environment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Chalcedony in Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Conglomerate with Quartzite Pebbles (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate with Quartzite Pebbles

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)

Chalcedony (Yellow Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (River Pebble) (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granitoid (River Pebble) (Granite (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granitoid (River Pebble)

Granite (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Pink Granite (Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt River Pebble (Extrusive Mafic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Extrusive Mafic Basalt

Basalt (River Pebble) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt

Basalt (Water-worn Pebble) (Mafic Volcanic Rock (High in Fe and Mg)) — igneous

Basalt (Water-worn Pebble)

Mafic Volcanic Rock (High in Fe and Mg)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria) (Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)

Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt) (Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — Mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock)

Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy (Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy

Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

River Stone (Basalt) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

River Stone (Basalt)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Laterite (Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)) — Sedimentary

Laterite

Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)

River Rock (Mossy) (Stream-rounded Clast (likely Siltstone or Sandstone with bryophytes)) — sedimentary

River Rock (Mossy)

Stream-rounded Clast (likely Siltstone or Sandstone with bryophytes)

River Pebble (Quartzite or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic or sedimentary

River Pebble (Quartzite or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic or sedimentary

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine appearance) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine appearance)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Basalt) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

River Pebble (Basalt)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt River Stone (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt River Stones (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Stones

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Precious Opal in Matrix (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Precious Opal in Matrix

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Basalt Riverstone (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Riverstone

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)