Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Category
Browse sedimentary or igneous fragment specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Iron-stained limestone or coral fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly CaCO₃ (exact identification is uncertain from the image)
Worked chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂
Red jasper / iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite
Weathered limestone fragment
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Likely vertebra fossil or bone fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebra; mineralized hydroxyapatite, commonly Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Calcite (likely chalky calcite fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; naturally occurring rhyolitic glass, primarily SiO₂
Weathered mafic rock (probable basalt or gabbro fragment)
Basalt–gabbroic rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine
Obsidian (likely snowflake or smoky obsidian fragment)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Likely polished garnet fragment
Garnet group, possibly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Mixed collection of natural stones
Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Glacial Cobble with Granite Inclusion
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite containing Granitic Xenolith
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a nodule
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite crystal
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Geode Fragment
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Impurities), SiO2
Metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly a pyrite-rich sulfide aggregate
Polymict conglomerate with a projecting pebble
Conglomerate; clast-supported polymict conglomerate, dominated by quartz/feldspar and lithic fragments in a cemented matrix
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich mudstone fragment
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz–feldspar sandstone with iron-oxide cement
Chert (and Agate/Quartz in Geode-like Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Arrowhead)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool Grade)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating
Banded Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Arenite with mineral banding