Sandstone
Arenite
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Rounded reddish pebble, likely iron-stained sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone (quartz-rich) or weathered basalt
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (specifically Flagstone)
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Micaceous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Cementing Agents)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)
Quartz Sandstone
Dark granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; quartz + feldspar + biotite/hornblende, possibly weakly gneissic
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely subarkose or lithic sandstone
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Silicon dioxide-rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fine-grained gray-green rock, possibly slate or phyllite
Indeterminate from the image; likely low-grade metamorphosed mudstone (slate/phyllite)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz aggregate, SiO₂, possibly quartzite or silicified rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Siltstone
Siltstone
Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite)
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or feldspar
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (possibly metamorphosed to gneiss)
Pink granite (likely weathered)
Granite; predominantly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Granite
Granitic plutonic rock, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and mica/amphibole
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)