Sandstone
Arenite
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized oyster or bivalve shell
Fossil Gryphaeidae or Ostreoidea; calcitic shell, CaCO₃
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Sandstone
Arenite (Quartz Sandstone)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Druzy Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Malachite in Host Rock
Malachite - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)
Calcite (likely a tumbled specimen)
Calcite (CaCO 3 )
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)
Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Iron Oxide)
Granite (likely weathered quartz-bearing granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Siltstone River Rock
Siltstone (composed of silt-sized particles, silicate minerals)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)