Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Siltstone / Shale River Rock
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Biotite-rich gneiss (possibly mica schist)
Quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss; mica-rich metamorphic rock
Sandstone (Garden Boulder)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly gneiss if the dark minerals are banded
Metamorphic schist, possibly chlorite–biotite schist
Schist; composition likely quartz, feldspar, mica (biotite/muscovite), and chlorite
Graywacke
Graywacke (immature sandstone)
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Rounded yellow-brown cobble
Likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich conglomeratic clast; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Ferruginous Sandstone (with Pyrite/Gold associations)
Ferruginous Arenite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Gneiss (Gneissic Granite Pebble)
Metamorphic rock rich in Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Weathered granite or granodiorite boulders
Granite–granodiorite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Granite (weathered, possibly porphyritic)
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, and mica/amphibole
Agate (Puddingstone style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Weathered iron-rich concretion or breccia
Goethite/hematite-bearing limonite concretion, possibly ferruginous sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Black Beach Pebble (Basalt / Slate Pebble)
Rounded Fine-Grained Clastic / Igneous Rock Pebble
Brecciated Jasper (or Polished Sedimentary Breccia)
Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red-brown quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide impurities
Small rounded pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-rich rock
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining
Likely gabbro or coarse-grained basalt
Gabbro (plagioclase + clinopyroxene ± olivine, Fe-Ti oxides)
Biotite-rich gneiss or schist
Mica gneiss/schist; primarily quartz, feldspar, biotite, and possibly amphibole
Gravel/Common Siltstone
Siltstone (fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly altered sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Rounded gray pebble, possibly limestone or quartzite
Uncertain; likely micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃) or fine-grained quartzite (quartz, SiO₂)
Rounded quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite cobble
Quartz-dominated siliciclastic rock; likely sandstone, possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Sandstone
Arenite
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, possibly chert or weathered sandstone
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or quartz-feldspar sandstone
Likely weathered granite or granitic rock
Granite; quartz + feldspar + mica, compositionally variable
Tumbled brown chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite