Shale
Mudstone/Shale
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a chemical sedimentary rock, or a chert if considered purely mineral aggregate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Shale
Mudstone/Shale
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with dendritic inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Dendritic Siltstone (or Mudstone)
Siltstone with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Red Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tufa
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Agate)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Quartzite characteristics)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock, mostly SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz and/or feldspar)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide impurities
Garnet Schist
Almandine-mica schist
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling
Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix