Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Black Beach Pebble (Basalt / Slate Pebble)
Rounded Fine-Grained Clastic / Igneous Rock Pebble
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble
Sedimentary rock with skeletal fragments (e.g., Paleozoic crinoid/brachiopod fossils)
Sandstone (Garden Boulder)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Rounded brown granite-like pebble
Likely weathered granite or granodiorite; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Pyrite/Gold associations)
Ferruginous Arenite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite cobble
Granite/granitic rock, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor biotite or other dark minerals; the reddish-brown areas may be iron-oxide staining or weathered accessory minerals
Granite cobble
Granite; coarse-grained quartz–feldspar–mica rock
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Puddingstone
Polymictic Conglomerate
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; possibly gneiss if the visible layering is tectonic
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Polished orbicular gabbro (likely “leopard-skin” or larvikite-type material)
Gabbro, a coarse-grained mafic plutonic rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine/amphibole and iron oxides
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, likely iron-oxide stained
Iron-rich brown stone, possibly weathered chert or ironstone
Undetermined; likely iron-oxide-bearing silica-rich rock (chert/ironstone)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2)
Rounded granitic gneiss or granite cobble
Biotite granite, possibly weakly foliated granitic gneiss; quartz–feldspar–biotite assemblage
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Orbicular rhyolite (orbicular jasper-like volcanic rock)
Orbicular rhyolite; predominantly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and volcanic glass, with concentric spherulitic growths
Rounded brown river pebble, likely sandstone or iron-rich quartzite
Probable ferruginous sandstone; possibly quartzite (SiO₂-rich)
Banded sandstone or quartzite fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Sandstone (with Calcite or Silica veins)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz aggregate, SiO₂, possibly quartzite or silicified rock
Light-colored granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica, possibly with gneissic fabric
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Rounded granitic pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Likely weathered brown stone, possibly iron-rich sandstone or chert
Indeterminate from image; possible ferruginous sandstone (quartz + iron oxides) or iron-rich chert
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz-rich granite or granitic pegmatite
Granite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and possibly mica
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Weathered rock fragment, possibly granite or metamorphic stone
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate (granite-like), but image resolution prevents reliable identification
Sandstone
Arenite
Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)