Clear Quartz (Faceted Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (Faceted Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartz arenite)
Mixed Rock Collection
Polymineralic aggregate
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (likely weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock
Tumbled Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Possibly biotite-rich schist
Mica schist, composed mainly of quartz and mica (often biotite); exact identification is uncertain from the photo.
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)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock (possibly ironstone or ochre-coated quartz)
Undetermined ferruginous rock; yellow-brown coloration likely from goethite and/or limonite (hydrated iron oxides)
Tumbled granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt fragment
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily quartz with iron oxide cement)
Layered metamorphic rock, possibly banded gneiss
Gneiss (tentative; exact identification requires closer examination)
River Gravel
Polymictic Gravel / Detrital Rock Aggregate
Small rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or mixed with other minerals
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (primarily CaCO₃)
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Script Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (often dominated by SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand-sized minerals