Tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible olivine
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible olivine
Sandstone
Arenite (typically composed of SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Limestone)
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (possibly scoria)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine, with volcanic glass
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartzose/Feldspathic Sandstone)
Dark gray slate (possibly argillite or shale)
Slate, a low-grade metamorphic rock derived mainly from shale; composition commonly quartz, illite/muscovite, chlorite, and clay minerals
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone
Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only
Quartz-bearing altered rock, possibly iron-stained quartz vein
Quartz (SiO₂) in a feldspathic/sericitized host, with iron-oxide staining
Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Quartz sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Vesicular quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered rhyolite or hydrothermal quartz
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with altered feldspar, iron oxides, and cavities; exact identification requires testing
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing sandstone, iron-stained quartz, or a fragmentary fossil
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold Fossil)
Gastropoda (Class); Internal mold or 'Steinkern' composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Sedimentary matrix
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Biotite Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Weathered brown stone, likely basalt or iron-stained volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly vesicular basalt (mafic silicate rock)
Magnetite
Fe3O4 (Iron(II,III) oxide)
Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)