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Granite

Browse granite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz (Milky Quartz/Citrine Type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz/Citrine Type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica (Muscovite) (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Mica (Muscovite)

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Pink Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Aventurine and Amazonite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions and Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — Mineral

Aventurine and Amazonite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions and Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite)) — mineral

Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite)

Alexandrite (Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Alexandrite

Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium traces)

Green Apatite on Albite (Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]) — mineral

Green Apatite on Albite

Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Lepidolite in Quartz (or Lepidolite Ore) (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous

Lepidolite in Quartz (or Lepidolite Ore)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline (Var. Amazonite)) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline (Var. Amazonite)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Amazonite (Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)

Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Amazonite (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — Mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8), Microcline) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8), Microcline

Sand (Construction Grade) (Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand (Construction Grade)

Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment (primarily SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss) (Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)

Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock

Epidote (Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Labradorite (Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Rough Aquamarine (Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O‑₁₈)) — mineral

Rough Aquamarine

Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O‑₁₈)

Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine) (Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine)

Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Almandine Garnet (Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Yellow Beryl (Heliodor) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Yellow Beryl (Heliodor)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Amazonite (Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)) — mineral

Amazonite

Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)

Aquamarine (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Amazonite (or Amazon Stone) (Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite (or Amazon Stone)

Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead inclusions) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead inclusions