Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Mica-rich schist (possibly phyllite)
Mica schist, composed mainly of muscovite/biotite and quartz; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone with trace fossil
Sandstone, possibly with Skolithos or similar trace fossil
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
River Rock (River Cobbles)
Fluvial Conglomerate Clasts (primarily composed of various minerals such as Quartz, SiO2)
Red Shale
Lutite (primarily composed of Hydrous Aluminum Silicates with Hematite staining)
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone with mineral staining)
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Common Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mica-rich metamorphic rock (likely mica schist)
Mica schist, composed mainly of muscovite and/or biotite with quartz and possibly feldspar
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes tooth
Rock and Mineral Collection
Mixed Geological Specimens
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; rank and composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes fossilized tooth
Granitoid (Commonly Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Mica-rich schist (probable)
Mica schist, composed mainly of mica minerals with quartz and possibly feldspar
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Mixed Rock and Mineral Specimen Set
Multiple (Quartz, Chert, Shale)
Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Sedimentary Litharenite / Quartz Arenite
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Greenstone pebble (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals