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Granite

Browse granite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Amethyst (Variety of Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Variety of Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Chevron Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe4+)) — mineral

Chevron Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe4+)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)

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

Clear Quartz Fragment

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Tiger's Eye (Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Common Opal with Host Rock (Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal with Host Rock

Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)

Fuchsite (Chrome-bearing Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chrome-bearing Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Gold Flakes (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Flakes

Native Gold (Au)

Dyed Aura Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating) — mineral

Dyed Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating

Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade/Calcite-heavy) (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade/Calcite-heavy)

Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes

Limonite (Iron Ore Congcretion) (Limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore Congcretion)

Limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)

Ametrine (Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with varied iron impurities)) — mineral

Ametrine

Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with varied iron impurities)

Moonstone (in a halo ring setting) (Orthoclase Feldspar (containing alternating layers of Albite), (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (in a halo ring setting)

Orthoclase Feldspar (containing alternating layers of Albite), (KAlSi3O8)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (SiO2 (recrystallized Quartz)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

SiO2 (recrystallized Quartz)

Rough Emerald (Emerald (Beryl), Be3Al2(SiO3)6) — mineral

Rough Emerald

Emerald (Beryl), Be3Al2(SiO3)6

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) — metamorphic

Zoisite with Ruby

Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)