Vesicular Basalt (Iron-Stained)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
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Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Vesicular Basalt (Iron-Stained)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (with Copper Mineralization)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper (Cream/Yellow variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Nutstone)
Ironstone (with High Limonite/Hematite Content)
Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Schist with Quartz/Mica
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with banding)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (Extrusive Felsic Igneous Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca-rich Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Green Moonstone (Garnierite)
Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite / Fossilized Algae (Rhyolitic structure)
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Red Shale
Fissile Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Sandstone (Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities
Pyrite (on host rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Mudstone
Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)
Concretion
Septarian concretion (likely containing Calcite or Siderite)
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock (specifically, a variety of granite)
River Pebble (Gabbro or Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions