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Granite

Browse granite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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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

Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Amazonite (Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)

Amazonite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Citrine variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Citrine variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)) — mineral

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix

Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)

Rose Quartz (Rose Quartz (SiO2 with trace Ti, Fe, or Mn)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO2 with trace Ti, Fe, or Mn)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amazonite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Pink and Green Tourmaline (Tumbled) (Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Pink and Green Tourmaline (Tumbled)

Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

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

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)

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

Beryl (var. Heliodor or Aquamarine) (Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (var. Heliodor or Aquamarine)

Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl) (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline (Schorl)

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

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

Lepidolite in Quartz (Obelisk)

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

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

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also known as Eudialyte/Garnet Syenite variety) (Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2] within a silicate matrix) — igneous

Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also known as Eudialyte/Garnet Syenite variety)

Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2] within a silicate matrix

Aquamarine (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

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

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing mica)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)

Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl (Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)) — mineral

Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl

Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)

Aquamarine (Beryl) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine (Beryl)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

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)

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

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

Amazonite (K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

K(AlSi3O8)

Iolite (Cordierite) (Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18) — metamorphic

Iolite (Cordierite)

Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18

Dumortierite Quartz (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (inclusion in SiO2)) — mineral

Dumortierite Quartz

Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (inclusion in SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with trace lead (Pb) impurities) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with trace lead (Pb) impurities

Granite Gneiss with Garnet (Garnetiferous Gneiss) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss with Garnet

Garnetiferous Gneiss

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)) — Mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Crystal Fragment) (Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Crystal Fragment)

Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Mica (Pegmatite) (Quartz (SiO2) and Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — igneous

Quartz with Mica (Pegmatite)

Quartz (SiO2) and Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Gabbro (Gabbro) — igneous

Gabbro

Gabbro

Diorite (River Pebble) (Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite (River Pebble)

Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate plutonic rock)

Gabbro (likely with Pyrite/Sulfide mineralization) (Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Gabbro (likely with Pyrite/Sulfide mineralization)

Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock

Diabase (Greenstone) (Diabase (Dolerite)) — igneous

Diabase (Greenstone)

Diabase (Dolerite)

Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)