Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Basalt Breccia
Volcanic Breccia (composed of basaltic clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
River Pebble (Granite/Sandstone Pebble)
Rounded Quartz/Feldspar Gravel Clast
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Talc Schist / Soapstone
Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Marble
Metamorphic carbonate rock (primarily CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 based)
Red Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intrusive Igneous Diorite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Basalt pebble
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich)
Granite
Granite
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Plutonic Intermediate-Felsic Rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (high Orthoclase Feldspar content)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock rich in Orthoclase)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a trade name for an igneous microcrystalline rock composed mostly of feldspar, quartz, and dravite)
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote-bearing Metabasalt
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite (Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Granite (rich in Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Black Granite (Basalt or Gabbro)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive igneous felsic rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Chert (Arrowhead variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartzite
SiO2 (Quartzite)