Greywacke (River/Beach Pebble)
Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a clastic sedimentary rock formed into a cobble) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greywacke (River/Beach Pebble)
Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone with Calcite Vein
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) infilling
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Sandstone (with cross-bedding)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Sandstone (with garnet granules)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 inclusions)
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Wishing Stone
Greenschist or Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Conglomerate with Fossilized Shark Teeth
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate) containing Elasmobranchii remains
Sandstone with Tafoni Weathering
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Jasper (specifically Red or Brecciated Jasper variant)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Banded Sandstone (Zebra Stone)
Arenite with Iron Oxide Banding (Liesegang rings)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Lake Superior style Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale
Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite) with Limonite/Goethite cement
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Greywhacke (River Pebble)
Graywacke (immature sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement (composed of Quartz and Limonite/Hematite)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a small Clear Quartz point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gerrit)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cementation
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (lithified rudite)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with Iron Oxide Liesegang Banding
Banded Siltstone or Argillite
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al and Fe oxides)