Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
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Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Granite Pebble
Igneous Intrusive Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Phenocrysts)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Brown Sandstone Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety
Pegmatitic granite, possibly potassium-feldspar-rich
Coarse-grained granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Tumbled milky quartz (likely quartz pebble)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Vein in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic or Granitic Matrix
Tumbled Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace amounts of Iron (Fe)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Tumbled reddish-brown pebble, likely sandstone or iron-rich quartzite
Probable ferruginous sandstone (quartz-rich; SiO₂ with iron oxides), possibly quartzite
Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein rock
Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, possibly with mica or iron-oxide impurities
Chert (Black Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Purple fluorite specimen
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Possible iron-rich chert or slag-like rock
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Coarse-grained mica-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist
Mica schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
Quartz-rich metamorphic fragment (likely mica schist)
Mica schist, probably muscovite–quartz schist
Raw greenish-blue quartz-bearing mineral specimen
Likely fluorite or chalcedony/quartz; exact identification requires hardness and crystal tests
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)
Quartz Sandstone
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular volcanic rock, possibly weathered basalt or scoria
Basaltic scoria/vesicular basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with minor olivine or magnetite
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Smoky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Greenstone (likely serpentinite or greenstone pebble)
Serpentinite-rich ultramafic rock; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, with possible chlorite, actinolite, or magnetite
Dark fine-grained rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides