Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
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Browse sedimentary rock (possibly composed of various minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke / Siltstone)
Sandstone (with potential Quartzite characteristics)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Chalcedony Nodule (Agate/Chert)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)
Jasper (specifically Chert/Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Epidote in Quartz
Quartz with Epidote inclusions (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Wacke)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Pink Granite (Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (specifically Rapakivi Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite)
Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Quartz / Common Opal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke