Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Arkose)
Arkose Sandstone (principally SiO2 with Feldspar)
Iron-rich vesicular rock, possibly slag or weathered basalt
Identification uncertain; likely ferruginous basalt/ironstone, with possible anthropogenic iron slag
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Biotite on Quartz Matrix
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Quartz (SiO2)
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
River Stone (Basalt Porphyry)
Porphyritic Basalt
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite) in Granite
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite Schist with Quartz
Chromian Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] Schist
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Basalt
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Banded Agate Geode (with Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony/Agate
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium iron silicate hydroxide boron silicate); NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica / Chlorite Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate minerals
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Quartz with Mica (Gneissic or Pegmatitic origin)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Rough Agate/Chert Nodules
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mixed polished river pebbles, predominantly quartzite and quartz
Quartzite (SiO₂), quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar-rich and iron-stained lithologies
Basalt with Vesicular Amygdule
Extrusive igneous rock (Mafic)
Aventurine
Quartzite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Diorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)