Raw Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Browse sedimentary to metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Raw Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble Gravel Mix (Quartzite, Basalt, Chert)
Alluvial River Gravel / Aggregate Clasts
Rough Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite or Hematite Nodule
Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Massive White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dark gray foliated metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Slate/phyllite; chiefly quartz, mica, and chlorite
Gneissic Schist
Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)
Mica Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Tumbled gneiss
Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar with mica and dark ferromagnesian minerals
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Tumbled Slate or Basalt Pebble
Metamorphic fine-grained rock / Slate or Phyllite
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Banded Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)
Foliated Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
River Pebble (Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or metasedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite