Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate siliciclastic sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Unidentified brown rock fragment
Likely iron-stained sandstone or weathered conglomeratic rock; species cannot be confirmed from the image
Weathered river cobble, possibly sandstone or volcanic tuff
Indeterminate lithology; likely fine-grained sandstone/siltstone, with possible iron-oxide veining
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly iron-stained litharenite
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Rounded brown river pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; possibly weathered sandstone, mudstone, or basalt
Weathered iron-rich rock (possibly ironstone)
Likely ferruginous sandstone or ironstone; exact identification requires examination
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, possibly with feldspar and mica impurities
Jasper Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate with Jasper and Quartz
Pink granite (probable)
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and minor mica
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Polymict conglomerate with quartz/calcite matrix)
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Likely weathered sandstone or metasandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly weakly metamorphosed metasandstone)
River Pebbles (Chert and Quartzite)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silica-rich)
Weathered sandstone block
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkose or calcareous sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Conglomeratic volcanic breccia
Lithic volcanic breccia, likely andesitic or basaltic
Rounded conglomeratic river pebble
Polymict conglomerate (lithified gravel), composition uncertain from image
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss block
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly gneiss if the visible banding is structural
Conglomerate (Pebble Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz sandstone (SiO₂-rich), possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Rounded sandstone pebble
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (exact identification requires testing)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Small weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly carbonate-rich sandstone or limestone
Rounded river pebble, likely fine-grained sandstone or siltstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
Brecciated polymictic rock, possibly impact breccia
Polymictic breccia; exact lithology indeterminate from image
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
Granite / Arkosic Sandstone (Coarse Igneous or Sedimentary Aggregate)
Granite / Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate
Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-stained sandstone, mudstone, or weathered limestone
Weathered iron-rich rock (possibly ironstone)
Indeterminate ferruginous rock; likely iron-oxide-cemented sandstone or ironstone
Likely weathered sandstone or limestone pebble
Indeterminate sedimentary rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or calcitic limestone
Weathered conglomerate pebble
Polymictic conglomerate, likely quartz- and feldspar-rich clasts in a cemented matrix
Conglomerate (rounded-pebble rock)
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts cemented by a finer mineral matrix
Pink feldspar-rich granite or pegmatite
Potassium-feldspar granite; chiefly microcline/orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈), quartz, and minor mica
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, likely sandstone or granitic-derived pebble
Indeterminate clastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone/conglomerate clast