Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
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Browse sedimentary rock (specifically a clastic sedimentary rock formed into a cobble) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)
Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalk (Calcitic)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Pyrite on Limestone
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert (Jasper/River Stone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Class Crinoidea in Carbonate Matrix (CaCO3)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (containing Quartz)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (variant Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hydration
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Bituminous Coal
Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)