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Granite

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Granite

Granite

Orbicular Granite

Orbicular Granite

Graphic Granite

Graphic Granite

Blue Pearl Granite

Blue Pearl Granite

Pegmatite

Pegmatite

Charnockite

Charnockite

Luxullianite

Luxullianite

Unakite

Unakite

Larvikite

Larvikite

Unakite Jasper

Unakite Jasper

Diorite

Diorite

Albitite

Albitite

Granite (Pink/Potassium-rich) (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Granite (Pink/Potassium-rich)

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite) (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)) — igneous

Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)

Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)

Smoky Quartz with Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz)

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock containing plagioclase, quartz, and K-feldspar)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock containing plagioclase, quartz, and K-feldspar)

Diorite (Intrusive Igneous Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Intrusive Igneous Diorite

Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

Diorite (Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock)

Granite Cobble (River Stone) (Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite Cobble (River Stone)

Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Granite (with mafic xenolith) (Phaneritic Felsic Plutonic Rock) — Igneous

Granite (with mafic xenolith)

Phaneritic Felsic Plutonic Rock

Quartz on Sandstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Quartz on Sandstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Quartz) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Granite Water-Worn Pebble (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite Water-Worn Pebble

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Porphyritic Rhyolite (Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)) — igneous

Porphyritic Rhyolite

Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)

Porphyritic Rhyolite (Porphyritic Rhyolite (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Porphyritic Rhyolite

Porphyritic Rhyolite (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Granite and Igneous Mix (Phaneritic Felsic to Mafic Intrusive Rocks) — igneous

Granite and Igneous Mix

Phaneritic Felsic to Mafic Intrusive Rocks

Rhyolite (Rhyolite (Extrusive Felsic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Rhyolite

Rhyolite (Extrusive Felsic Igneous Rock)

Granodiorite (River Pebble) (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite (River Pebble)

Granodiorite

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]

Epidote with Feldspar/Quartz (Unakite-like) (Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) + KAlSi3O8)) — metamorphic

Epidote with Feldspar/Quartz (Unakite-like)

Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) + KAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

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

Quartz / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneissic Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist/Gneiss transition)) — metamorphic

Gneissic Schist

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist/Gneiss transition)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Clear Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Orthoclase Feldspar with Dendrites (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Manganese Oxide dendrites) — mineral

Pink Orthoclase Feldspar with Dendrites

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Manganese Oxide dendrites