Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with trace Iron (SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with trace Iron (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Black Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
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.
Basalt River Stone
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Dark mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and iron oxides
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Green Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions)
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Fuchsite Schist with Quartz
Chromian Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] Schist
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz with Mica / Chlorite Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate minerals
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote with Quartz
Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartz with Mica (Gneissic or Pegmatitic origin)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Chert (Arrowhead)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished river pebble
Indeterminate fine-grained fluvial clast, likely sandstone or chert
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock)
Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic extrusive mafic igneous rock)
Blue gemstone in a decorative setting (possibly blue spinel or sapphire)
Unidentified blue faceted gemstone; sapphire is corundum (Al₂O₃), while spinel is MgAl₂O₄
Granite Pebble
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Likely biotite mica
Biotite, a dark mica-group mineral; approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Granite / Quartz Vein Rock
Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)