Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically chert, a microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limestone with Weathering Rind
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Bioclastic or Micritic Limestone
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Jasper or Agate-bearing Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Herkimer Diamond in Matrix
Quartz (SiO2) in Dolostone (CaMg(CO3)2)
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)
Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone with Foliose Lichen
Arenite (Rock matrix) with Xanthoparmelia or Flavoparmelia (Lichen genus)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (typically Hematitic Quartz Arenite or Arkose)
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
River Quartzite (or Quartz Cobble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Jasper (with Manganese or Iron inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fancy Jasper (Mookaite style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coal
Bituminous or Anthracite coal (carbon-rich sedimentary rock)
Carnelian (Orange Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Ferruginous Concretion (FeCO3 or Iron Oxides)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Microcrystalline Limestone Pebble
Carbonate sedimentary rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)