Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greywacke
Lithic Wacke
Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Yellow Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown quartz-rich pebble (likely chert or weathered quartzite)
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline quartz/chert or quartzite
Weathered granite pebble
Granite, mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica; approximate composition SiO₂-rich continental crust
Weathered sandstone or volcanic rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone, possibly altered volcanic rock
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
River Pebbles (Chert and Quartzite)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silica-rich)
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly amphibolite-bearing
Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia
Unidentified brown rock fragment
Likely iron-stained sandstone or weathered conglomeratic rock; species cannot be confirmed from the image
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing)
Jasper Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate with Jasper and Quartz
Granite (likely weathered quartz-bearing granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Biotite-rich gneiss (possibly mica schist)
Quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss; mica-rich metamorphic rock
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or iron-stained quartz
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar/mica
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly gneiss if the dark minerals are banded
Conglomeratic breccia
Clast-supported polymictic conglomerate/breccia, cemented by silica- or carbonate-rich matrix
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Quartz–feldspar–mica granite; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Conglomerate (Pebble Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
River Cobble (Quartzite/Granite mix)
Quartzite-rich river stone
André's Landing Rock (Sandstone Boulder)
Newark Supergroup Sandstone (likely Stockton Formation)
River Pebble (Granite/Sandstone Pebble)
Rounded Quartz/Feldspar Gravel Clast
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Felsic to Mafic Metamorphic Rock)
Iron-rich sandstone or laterite fragment
Ferruginous sandstone; possibly laterite/goethite-rich ironstone
Tumbled pegmatitic granite
Coarse-grained granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite or amphibole
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Fossiliferous Siltstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Banded gneiss (likely biotite-bearing)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage, with possible iron-oxide staining
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Mixed sandstone and iron-rich sedimentary rock fragments
Quartz arenite/subarkose, with ferruginous cement and possible iron-oxide staining
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Biotite-rich granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite granite; possibly foliated granitic gneiss