Iron-stained breccia or weathered ironstone
Ferruginous breccia; predominantly quartz/chert fragments cemented by iron oxides (goethite and hematite)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron-stained breccia or weathered ironstone
Ferruginous breccia; predominantly quartz/chert fragments cemented by iron oxides (goethite and hematite)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite
Quartzite (provisional identification; predominantly quartz, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly mica schist or pegmatite
Quartz (SiO₂) with probable mica and feldspar; exact rock identification is uncertain from the photograph
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (lithified rudite)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone / Polymictic Conglomerate
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially vein quartz or quartz-bearing pegmatite
Likely weathered chert or siliceous limestone fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite (CaCO₃)
Quartz-bearing rock, possibly pegmatite
Likely quartz and feldspar with dark mica or other accessory minerals; exact rock type is uncertain from the image
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock, possibly quartzite or hydrothermal quartz breccia
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide/hydroxide coatings, likely limonite/goethite; exact host rock uncertain
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock fragment, likely milky quartz with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a quartz-rich vein rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz-bearing rock or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and darker matrix
Quartz-rich hydrothermal vein rock
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining, possibly quartzite or silicified host rock (SiO₂)
Likely garnet-bearing mica schist
Mica schist, possibly containing garnet (garnet–mica schist)
Weathered limestone or calcitic cave deposit
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely porous limestone/travertine
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Rounded gray river pebble, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock
Probable basalt (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene rock); exact identification requires testing
Milky quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite or quartz-vein matrix
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly manganese-rich inclusions
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), possibly quartz-rich sandstone or milky quartz vein material
Quartz-rich river pebble, possibly weathered quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, though exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Quartz-rich hydrothermal vein rock, possibly quartzite
Mostly SiO₂ (quartz), with probable iron oxides and minor sulfides
Conglomerate
Polymictic conglomerate; rounded clasts cemented in a fine-grained matrix
Quartz vein in a light-colored host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in quartz-rich vein rock
Likely weathered iron-rich rock
Probable basalt or limonite/goethite-stained mafic rock; exact identification requires testing
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if recrystallized rock
Brecciated Limestone or Marble Pebble
Breccia / Calcite (CaCO3)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or quartz vein material
Quartz-dominant aggregate; chiefly SiO₂, with likely iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar or mica
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Pale blue-gray quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Quartz, SiO₂, possibly chalcedony or a weathered metamorphic fragment
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock (probable quartzite or silicified breccia)
Quartz-dominant aggregate, chiefly SiO₂, with iron oxides/hydroxides
Unidentified weathered rock, possibly quartz-bearing granite or rhyolite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar-rich silicate rock
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly gold-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; possible limonite/goethite matrix
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chalcedony (possibly agate or common quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Breciated Chert
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz in a weathered host
Quartz (SiO₂); the specimen may be a quartz vein fragment, but the image is insufficient for a precise identification
Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly chalcedony or calcite
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing