Rock Identifier

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Granite

Browse granite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper) (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)

Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Basalt Column Section (Columnar Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Column Section

Columnar Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

igneous
Basalt (Beach Pebble) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — Igneous

Basalt (Beach Pebble)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Igneous
Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock

igneous
Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide containing trace Iron impurities, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide containing trace Iron impurities, SiO2)

mineral
Quartzite (or Milky Quartz pebble) (Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone) / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (or Milky Quartz pebble)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone) / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic
Yellow Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria fossilized formation (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Stromatolite

Cyanobacteria fossilized formation (CaCO3)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Peridot in Basalt (Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) in Basalt) — mineral

Peridot in Basalt

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) in Basalt

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

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
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

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Turquoise (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

mineral
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Basalt River Stone (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

mineral
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

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

Citrine (Quartz variant)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

mineral
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — Mineral (Variety of Quartz)

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Mineral (Variety of Quartz)
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — Mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Mineral
Sandstone (Greywacke) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)

sedimentary
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)

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

Clear Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Yellow Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral