Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-based Sandstone)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 stained)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-leaning)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz Sandstone with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
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 (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
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 (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)
Dark rounded pebble, possibly basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; identification tentative from photograph)
Sandstone
Sandstone (various mineral compositions)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock