Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
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Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)
Weathered carbonate rock, possibly fossiliferous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), tentative identification
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Baryte (BaSO4) with trapped sand grains
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Sandstone (primarily composed of silica, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gray Slate Pebble
Slate (metamorphosed mudstone/shale)
Unakite
Unakite; epidote–pink feldspar–quartz rock
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Chalcedony (Common Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cockle Shell Fossil
Cardium (Bivalvia)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Likely gray granite fragment
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Quartz / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)
Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)
Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization)
Arenite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Marble (White)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Moonstone
Adularia or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8), specifically with lamellar exsolution of albite and orthoclase.
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Red Scoria (Volcanic Cinder)
Scoria (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Fossilized Gastropod (Snail)
Class Gastropoda (internal mold or 'steinkern')
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)