Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary or igneous fragment specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Fine-grained sedimentary rock (likely sandstone)
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Unidentified brown rock fragment
Not identifiable from the image; possibly iron-stained sandstone or another common weathered rock
Weathered limestone fragment
Limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Unidentified small brown rock
Undetermined; image does not show enough detail for reliable identification
Reddish-brown rock fragment, possibly iron-stained sandstone
Unidentified iron-oxide-stained rock; sandstone is a tentative visual identification
Weathered gray stone fragment
Undetermined; possibly limestone or sandstone
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss-covered Rock Fragment
Weathered Rock Fragment with Epilithic Growth
Tumbled fossiliferous limestone
Micritic limestone, likely bioclastic/fossiliferous carbonate rock (predominantly CaCO₃)
Likely banded sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (composition cannot be confirmed from the image)
Fossilized shell or bone fragment
Indeterminate biogenic carbonate/phosphate fossil; likely a fragment of fossil shell or small vertebrate bone
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragments
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/hornblende
Light-colored volcanic pumice (probable)
Pumice, vesicular volcanic glass; typically silica-rich rhyolitic to dacitic composition
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely granitic or pegmatitic fragment; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Granite (small weathered fragment)
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartz-bearing rock fragment
Undetermined quartz-rich rock; visible white material is likely quartz (SiO₂), with dark fine-grained host rock
Likely porphyritic volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly porphyritic andesite or basalt
Small rock fragment (unidentified)
Undetermined; the image does not show enough detail for reliable identification
Weathered granite (probable)
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and minor mica
Likely rough granite or granitic rock fragment
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; exact identification is uncertain from the image)
Granite (likely)
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Light-colored volcanic rock fragment, likely pumice or tuff
Pumice (vesicular volcanic glass) or volcanic tuff; not identifiable more precisely from the image
Likely quartz-bearing rock fragment
Undetermined; possibly quartz-rich granitic or volcanic rock
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate)
Chert with Fossils
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone with Fossil Fragments
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Possible blue topaz or glassy blue mineral fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled dark pebble, likely hematite or magnetite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) or magnetite (Fe₃O₄); identification is uncertain from the image alone
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing feldspathic fragment; exact identification requires testing
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with minor feldspar or weathering minerals
Small brown mineral fragment, possibly quartz/chert
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or a weathered silicate rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Possible fossilized shell or coral fragment
Indeterminate biogenic carbonate, likely calcite (CaCO₃)