Fossilized oyster or bivalve shell
Fossil Gryphaeidae or Ostreoidea; calcitic shell, CaCO₃
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized oyster or bivalve shell
Fossil Gryphaeidae or Ostreoidea; calcitic shell, CaCO₃
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite-rich granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite granite; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Likely polished dark stone or glassy mineral bead
Indeterminate; possibly obsidian, hematite, or a dark agate
Polished brown stone, likely smoky quartz or jasper
Tentatively quartz (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz; exact identification requires testing
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Uncertain small pale mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly calcite or a light-colored feldspar fragment
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly basalt or ironstone
Uncertain; likely weathered basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or hematite/goethite-bearing ironstone
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitic rock; possibly gneiss if foliation is present
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper in gray host rock (likely hematite-stained quartzite or rhyolite)
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide coloration; exact host uncertain from image
Quartz-veined Diabase or Basalt Pebble
Diabase or Basalt with Hydrothermal Quartz Veins (SiO2)
Milky quartz (likely quartz vein fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
Chert (variant: Flint)
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite
Coarse-grained quartz–feldspar–mica rock; likely granite, possibly pegmatitic granite
Weathered carbonate rock, possibly fossiliferous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), tentative identification
Quartz-rich pegmatite, possibly with mica and feldspar
Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite/muscovite mica
Cream River Jasper
Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Small quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly in a feldspar-bearing granite fragment
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (or Greywacke/Metasediment Pebble)
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock / Chlorite Schist
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with Dark Volcanic/Sedimentary Inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Worn quartz-rich pebble, likely chert or quartzite
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite
Quartz (Chert/Quartzite variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite with Quartz Vein
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz [SiO2], Feldspar, and Mica)
Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral
Quartz-Veined Mudstone
Argillite or Mudstone with Quartz Veining (SiO2 in Siliciclastic Matrix)
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)
Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or feldspar
Jasper-Agate Conglomerate (Potentially Puddingstone)
Jasper-cemented Silicate Aggregate (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Mostly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide Inclusions