Greywacke
Lithic wacke (variety of Sandstone)
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Browse sedimentary rock (possibly a conglomerate or coarse grained sandstone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greywacke
Lithic wacke (variety of Sandstone)
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz-Wacke / Sandstone (Fe(II),Fe(III),Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Granite Pebble
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Black Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Diorite (with Iron Staining)
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz and Alkali Feldspar)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Granite (SiO2 - Aluminum and Alkalies)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
River Rock (River Cobbles)
Fluvial Conglomerate Clasts (primarily composed of various minerals such as Quartz, SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Pink Granite (Potassium-rich Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O)
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Riverstone Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
Granite (specifically Pink Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral group; typically Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Almandine) or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Quartzite with Iron oxides (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock / Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)