Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (predominantly SiO₂; exact identification uncertain from image)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (predominantly SiO₂; exact identification uncertain from image)
Tumbled sandstone or iron-stained quartzite pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂), possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Rounded granitic gneiss or granite cobble
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; possibly weathered gneiss
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite Intrusion in Host Rock
Pegmatite dike in amphibolite or schist
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (mainly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), with fossil shell fragments
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)
Sandstone (Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke)
Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed mainly of Quartz, SiO2, and Feldspar)
Light-colored limestone (probable fossiliferous or micritic limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite)
Sandstone
Arenite (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 + varied clasts)
Pegmatitic granite, possibly potassium-feldspar-rich
Coarse-grained granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Quartzite (iron-stained, possibly metaconglomeratic)
Quartzite; predominantly recrystallized quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide accessory minerals
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite
Coarse-grained quartz–feldspar–mica rock; likely granite, possibly pegmatitic granite
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Siltstone / Slate
Siltstone / Low-grade Slate
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly laterite or limonite-bearing sandstone
Laterite/limonite-rich material; commonly dominated by goethite (FeO(OH)) and hydrated iron oxides
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)
Dark river pebble (likely basalt or andesite)
Fine-grained mafic/intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene/olivine)
Sandstone (Siltstone or Fine-grained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide impurities
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)