Sandstone
Sandstone (Arenite)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Sandstone (Arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)
Quartz Sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone or laterite
Limonite/goethite-rich ferruginous rock; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Red / Iron-stained)
Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly quartz-rich sandstone
Gneiss (likely garnet-bearing or migmatitic gneiss)
Felsic banded gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, mica, and possibly garnet
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or pegmatite fragment
Uncertain; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic pegmatite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite, possibly granodiorite
Coarse-grained felsic plutonic rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar, with biotite and/or hornblende
Diorite (possibly fine-grained variety or a related intermediate intrusive rock like a felsic gabbro or a dark granodiorite)
Diorite (Igneous rock, intrusive, intermediate composition)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominant composition)
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz/Feldspar grains cemented together)
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Quartz-rich granite or pegmatitic rock
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone
Sandstone (Silicon dioxide, SiO2 based)
Likely labradorite-bearing rocks
Labradorite, a plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈), possibly in mafic host rock
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Sandstone (SiO2 enriched with lithic fragments)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Feldspathic Sandstone)
SiO2 with minor impurities (Fe2O3, KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Sandstone
Arenite (major component SiO2)