River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Quartz / Common Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Pebble or Cobble (likely composed of sandstone or conglomerate)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (specific name like sandstone, conglomerate, or breccia would require microscopic analysis of clast size and angularity)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 + various cementing minerals)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)