Rounded river cobble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz-rich clastic rock; probable sandstone (SiO₂-rich)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rounded river cobble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz-rich clastic rock; probable sandstone (SiO₂-rich)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂)-dominant aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Rounded gray pebble (likely fine-grained volcanic or sedimentary rock)
Undetermined from image; possibly andesite or a fine-grained sandstone
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (SiO2/CaCO3 dominated)
River Rock
Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)
Gneiss
Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)
Likely weathered river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; possibly fine-grained sandstone, siltstone, or chert
Weathered limestone
Limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Sandstone
Arenite
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitic rock; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly migmatitic gneiss
Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite–gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Weathered sedimentary cobble, likely limestone or calcareous sandstone
Indeterminate carbonate-rich clastic rock; possibly micritic limestone or calcarenite
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (derived from granitic protolith)
Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate
Conglomerate (River Rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Likely weathered sandstone or fine-grained granite
Quartz–feldspar-rich lithic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone or microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Granite Gneiss
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase, Biotite/Amphibole)
Quartzite / Sandstone
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous quartzite
Hematite/goethite-bearing quartz sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed to quartzite
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone; predominantly SiO₂ grains cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides
Brown quartz-rich pebble (likely chert or weathered quartzite)
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline quartz/chert or quartzite
Black granite (likely polished gabbro or diabase)
Granitoid rock dominated by feldspar, quartz, and dark mafic minerals; exact identification requires testing
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Quartzose / Feldspathic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal matrix)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Rounded sandstone pebble
Sandstone, commonly quartz–feldspar-rich arenite
Conglomerate
Polymictic conglomerate, likely carbonate-cemented
Rounded dark pebble, possibly weathered basalt
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; likely basalt, but identification is uncertain from the photograph
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Sandstone pebble
Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2)
Small tan rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartz
Weathered granitic rock
Granitoid, likely biotite granite or granodiorite
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Volcanic breccia or conglomeratic volcanic rock
Lithic volcanic breccia; possibly andesitic–basaltic matrix with feldspar-rich clasts
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly quartz sandstone or a pale feldspathic rock
Rounded river cobble, likely weathered sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate clastic silicate rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)