Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a trade name for an igneous microcrystalline rock composed mostly of feldspar, quartz, and dravite)
Mixed river-worn rock collection
Uncertain; likely quartzite, sandstone, basalt, and weathered granite or gneiss
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granodiorite (Water-worn Pebble)
Granodiorite
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Quartz-veined Basalt or Diabase Pebble
Igneous rock with hydrothermal quartz vein
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Biotite-bearing gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely mica schist/gneiss
Mixed tumbled river pebbles and beach stones
Polymictic alluvial gravel; components include quartz, chert, jasper, sandstone, and altered volcanic rocks
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Muscovite Mica (on Quartz Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Milky quartz (rough quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Diorite (Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Chert (Arrowhead variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Basalt Breccia
Volcanic Breccia (composed of basaltic clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Tumbled yellow quartz (likely citrine)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), iron-colored variety
Pink Granite (Gneissic transition)
Pink Biotite Granite
Graphite
Graphite (Chemical Formula: C)
Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite)
Potassium aluminum silicate - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Plutonic Granodiorite
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Basalt pebble
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich)