List of individual rocks
Appearance
The following is a list of notable rocks and stones.
Image | Name | Location | Comments |
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Al Naslaa | Nafud desert, Saudi Arabia | Large sandstone rock vertically split neatly into two parts, each balanced on a small pedestal. | |
Amersfoortse Kei | Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands | Boulder buried in 1672 and dug up in 1903. | |
Barstyčiai stone | Barstyčiai, Lithuania | Largest boulder in Lithuania. | |
Battle of Ethandun memorial | near Bratton Castle, Wiltshire, South West England | A memorial to the Battle of Edington. | |
Batu Batikam | Tanah Datar Regency, Indonesia | A sacred stone with a hole in it. | |
Big Bertha | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Breccia Moon rock containing an Earth-origin meteorite collected by Apollo 14 astronauts. The meteorite is the oldest known rock originating from Earth, being approximately 4 billion years old. | |
Big Muley | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Anorthosite Moon rock collected by Apollo 16 astronauts. It is approximately 3.9 billion years old and is the largest Moon rock brought from the Moon. | |
Black Rock | Tooele County, Utah, United States | Large rock on the shoreline of Great Salt Lake. | |
Black Stone | Kaaba, Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia | A highly respected Islamic stone set in the Kaaba's corner. | |
Blarney Stone | Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland | A stone that is part of the battlement of Blarney Castle. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with great eloquence/flattery. | |
Blowing Stone | Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | A sarsen. | |
Boston Stone | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | A round stone embedded in the wall of a building. | |
Braddock's Rock | Washington, D.C., United States | The supposed landing spot of General Edward Braddock in 1755 during the French and Indian War. Located at the bottom of a well. | |
Brutus Stone | Totnes, Devon, England | Granite boulder and supposed stone onto which the mythical founder of Britain first stood. | |
Carreg y Bwci | Llanycrwys, Wales | ||
Carreg y Fendith | St Dogmaels, Wales | Supposed stone from which the Abbot of St Dogamaels Abbey blessed the fishing fleet. A significant echo is present. | |
Cloch Labhrais | County Waterford, Ireland | Large split glacial boulder subject of a legend similar to that of the Blarney Stone. According to legend, the stone can reveal whether someone is lying. | |
Cloughmore | Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland | Granite boulder; tourist attraction. | |
Colossus of Ostermunzel | Ostermunzel, Lower Saxony, Germany | Gneiss glacial erratic stone transported 1km after discovery. | |
Commandment Rock | Lane Cove National Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Large rock with the Fifth Commandment and Aboriginal symbols carved into it. | |
Coronation Stone | Kingston upon Thames, England | Coronation stone of several Anglo-Saxon kings. | |
Culbone Stone | Somerset, England | Sandstone standing stone. | |
Damestenen | near Svendborg, Denmark | Largest glacial erratic in Denmark. | |
The Diamond Stone[1] | near Avebury, Wiltshire, South West England | A large sarsen megalith. | |
Diederichs's stone | Qingdao, China | Stone site of a former German monument originally dedicated in 1898. | |
Dighton Rock | Berkley, Massachusetts, United States | Boulder with petroglyphs of unknown origin. | |
Doane Rock | Eastham, Massachusetts, United States | Glacial erratic boulder named after John Doane. | |
Dog Rock | Albany, Western Australia | Large, natural granite outcrop shaped like a dog's head. | |
Foundation Stone | Jerusalem, Israel | Sacred stone located in the Dome of the Rock. | |
Frog Rock | Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States | Glacial erratic landmark composed of two boulders painted to look like a frog in 1971. | |
Frog Rock | Eastford, Connecticut, United States | Glacial erratic landmark composed of a single boulder painted to look like a frog in 1881. | |
Genesis Rock | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Anorthosite Moon rock collected by Apollo 15 astronauts. | |
Giant's Boot | Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
Giant Rock | near Landers, California, United States | Freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert. | |
Giebichenstein boulder | Stöckse, Lower Saxony, Germany | One of the largest erratic boulders in northern Germany | |
Glen Rock | Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States | Gneiss glacial erratic and town namesake. | |
Glover's Rock | Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States | Granite boulder with a bronze plaque commemorating the Battle of Pell's Point. Supposed spot where John Glover stood during the battle. | |
Gotobiki-iwa | Kamikura Shrine, Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | Sacred granite rock | |
Great Scott | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Basalt Moon rock collected by Apollo 15 astronauts. | |
Great Stone of Fourstones | Forest of Bowland, England | Glacial deposit carved with steps and used as a boundary marker along the Lancashire–Yorkshire county border. | |
Green Mountain Giant | Whitingham, Vermont, United States | Glacial erratic from the Green Mountains. | |
Haleets | Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States | Sandstone boulder inscribed with petroglyphs and survey mark. | |
Hamza Stone | Giresun Island, Turkey | Boulder with ancient religious significance. | |
Heel Stone | Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England | Sarsen stone 80m from the center of Stonehenge | |
Henderson Stone | Glencoe, Highland, Scotland | Granite boulder associated with the Massacre of Glencoe. | |
The Hitching Stone | North Yorkshire, England | Sandstone block that lies at the borders of historic counties. | |
Hippo's Yawn | Western Australia | Rock resembling a yawning hippopotamus. | |
Hollywood Stone | Hollywood, County Wicklow, Ireland | Granite boulder with a labyrinth pattern carved into it, discovered in 1908. | |
Howard's Rock | Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina, United States | A rock that forms part of a tradition in football games in the stadium. | |
Húsafell Stone | Húsafell, Iceland | Legendary stone used as a test of physical strength. | |
Indian God Rock | Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States | Sandstone boulder with petroglyphs. | |
Initial Rock | Billings County, North Dakota, United States | Rock with the names of General Custer's men carved into in 1876. | |
Inscription Rock | Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States | Limestone rock carved with native petroglyphs. | |
Jefferson Rock | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States | Shale rock where Thomas Jefferson stood in 1783. | |
Judaculla Rock | Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States | Soapstone rock with petroglyphs of significance for the Cherokee. | |
Jupiter Stone | Temple of Jupiter, Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy | Stone upon which oaths were sworn in ancient Rome. | |
Khuwalung | Saptakoshi River, Koshi Province, Nepal | Rock in a river sacred to the Kirati people. | |
Kjeragbolten | Kjerag, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway | A glacial till sitting in a crevasse. | |
Kummakivi | Ruokolahti, Finland | A large balancing rock (glacial erratic). | |
Lake Lawrence erratic | Thurston County, Washington, United States | Glacial erratic boulder near Lake Lawrence. | |
Levitated Mass | Los Angeles, California, United States | Artwork.[2] | |
Lia Fáil | Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland | Coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland. | |
Little Rock | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Arkansas River landmark and survey marker that became the eponym of Little Rock. | |
Logan Rock | St Levan, Cornwall, England | Granite rocking stone moved and returned in 1824. | |
London Stone | 111 Cannon Street, City of London, England | Historic limestone landmark. | |
The Longstones[3] | near Beckhampton, Wiltshire, South West England | Standing stones named Adam and Eve. | |
Lunar basalt 70017 | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Basalt Moon rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts and partially divided into goodwill display samples. | |
Madison Boulder | Madison, New Hampshire, United States | Large granite glacial erratic and National Natural Landmark. | |
Maen Huail | Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales | Supposed stone upon which King Arthur beheaded Hueil mab Caw. | |
Malia altar stone | Malia, Crete, Greece | Minoan altar stone with hieroglyphs. | |
Maqam Ibrahim | Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia | A sacred stone associated with the building of the Kaaba. | |
Maqam Ibrahim Salihin | Aleppo, Syria | A sacred stone associated with Abraham. | |
Map Rock | Owyhee County, Idaho, United States | Large basalt rock with petroglyph map of Snake River. | |
Memorial Rock | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States | Largest boulder along State Highway 145; designated a landmark in 2019. | |
Obama Kissing Rock | Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States | Monument at the location of the first kiss of Barack and Michelle Obama. | |
Octopus stone | Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan | Megalith at Osaka Castle near Sakura Gate with a feature resembling an octopus. | |
Okotoks Erratic | Foothills County, Alberta, Canada | Also known as Big Rock, a large split boulder on the Canadian Prairies. | |
Omak Rock | Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, United States | Balancing rock near Omak Lake. | |
Piedra Santa | Araucanía Region, Chile | Rock outcrop significant to folk Catholicism. | |
Plymouth Rock | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Supposed landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620. | |
The Rock | Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States | Quartzite rock placed on campus in 1902; landmark painted various colors and with various messages. | |
Rock Corral | Barlow Road, Oregon, United States | Glacial erratic and landmark on the Oregon Trail. | |
Rollstone Boulder | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Granite boulder relocated in 1929. | |
Rosetta Stone | British Museum, London, England | Granodiorite stele created in 196 BC and rediscovered in 1799. | |
Rosetta Stone (replica) | King's Library, British Museum, London, England | Replica of the stone as it was originally displayed, touchable. | |
Rosetta Stone (replica) | Champollion Museum, Vif, Isère, France | Replica of the stone in an optical theater. | |
Sacred Rock | Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States | Boulder on the shore of Lake Huron. | |
Seatbelt Basalt | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Basalt Moon rock collected by Apollo 15 astronauts. | |
Sentinel Rock | Sentinel Rock State Park, Vermont | A huge glacial boulder overlooking the valley around it. | |
Sessho-seki | Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | According to legend, it is said to kill anyone who comes into contact with it. Split in 2022. | |
Shabaka Stone | British Museum, London, England | Ancient Egyptian relic with hieroglyphs later used as a millstone. | |
Shelter Rock | Greentree, North Hills, New York, United States | Glacial erratic used as a shelter by Native Americans. | |
Shorakapok Rock | Inwood Hill Park, New York City, New York, United States | Site where Manhattan Island was "sold" in 1626. | |
Silchester Ogham stone | Reading Museum, Reading, Berkshire, England | Pillar stone with an ogham inscription discovered in 1893. | |
Skystone | Bonney Lake, Washington, United States | Andesite boulder rediscovered in 1999. | |
Solovetsky Stone | Arkhangelsk, Russia | Monument to victims of Soviet political repression. Boulder from the Solovetsky Islands. | |
Solovetsky Stone | Lubyanka Square, Moscow, Russia | Monument to victims of Soviet political repression erected in 1990. Boulder brought from the Solovetsky Islands. | |
Solovetsky Stone | Troitskaya Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Monument to victims of Soviet political repression erected in 2002. Boulder brought from the Solovetsky Islands. | |
Split Rock | Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States | Granite boulder. Location near where Anne Hutchinson and her family settled and were later massacred. | |
Standing Rock | Standing Rock, Alabama, United States | Sandstone boulder that gave the town its name. | |
Standing Rock/Íŋyaŋ Wosláta | Fort Yates, North Dakota, United States | Stone sacred to the Sioux. | |
Stone of Scone | Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland | Sandstone block used as a coronation stone by the monarchs of Scotland, England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. | |
Stone of Scone (replica) | Scone Palace, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland | Replica of the Stone next to a 17th-century chapel. | |
Stone of Scone (replica) | Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Replica of the Stone and Coronation Chair kept in a house museum. | |
Stone of the Guanches | Afur, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Engraved tuff stone stele related to the process of Guanche mummification. | |
Stone of Tmutarakan | Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Marble stone with an 11th-century inscription discovered in 1792. | |
Sunday Rock | South Colton New York, United States | Glacial erratic moved in 1925 and 1965. | |
Thurgartstone | East Ayrshire, Scotland | Glacial erratic with religious significance. | |
Tirslund Rock | near Brørup, Denmark | Granite boulder that legend connects to Harald Bluetooth. | |
Tracy's Rock | Taurus–Littrow, Moon | Boulder at the Apollo 17 landing site named after the daughter of astronaut Alan Bean. | |
Tripod Rock | Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States | Gneiss boulder balanced on three smaller boulders. | |
Troctolite 76535 | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States | Moon rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts. | |
Twelve-angled stone | Cuzco, Peru | Diorite stone part of a wall of an Inca palace. | |
Unspunnen Stone | Interlaken, Canton of Bern, Switzerland | Aare granite from Haslital. | |
Uluru (Ayers Rock) | Northern Territory, Australia | A large sandstone monolith near the center of Australia. | |
Wave Rock | Western Australia, Australia | A natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. | |
Wedgwood Rock | Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, United States | Glacial erratic in a residential neighborhood. | |
West Maple Omaha Rock | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Boulder in a parking lot that became famous on the internet. | |
Witches' Stone | St Martins, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | Supposed location where Shakespeare's Macbeth meets with two witches. First mentioned in 1806. | |
Wolf Rock | Mansfield, Connecticut, United States | Glacial erratic perched atop a 40-foot cliff on a 108-acre nature preserve. | |
Yeager Rock | Waterville Plateau, Washington, United States | Glacial erratic; part of the Sims Corner Eskers and Kames National Natural Landmark. | |
Zanata Stone | Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Engraved stone stele discovered in 1992. |
See also
[edit]- List of largest meteorites on Earth
- List of longest natural arches
- List of rock formations
- List of rock formations that resemble human beings
- List of rocks on Mars
- Lists of rocks in Western Australia
- Monoliths
- Moon rocks
- Stolen and missing Moon rocks
- Stones of Scotland
- Glacial erratic
References
[edit]- ^ "SU1070 : The Diamond Stone". geograph. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Levitated Mass". Gagosian Quarterly. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "SU0869 : Adam and Eve - the Beckhampton Longstones". geograph. Retrieved 3 November 2018.