Rock Identifier

Category

Igneous Or Metamorphic (Base Stone); Anthropogenic (Decoration)

Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Gneiss (River Cobble) (Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)

Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)

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

Smoky Quartz (Faceted Beads)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)) — mineral

Sodalite

Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Coal (Anthracite) (Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Coal (Anthracite)

Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)

metamorphic
Labradorite (Feldspar) (Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite (Feldspar)

Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

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

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Ruby (Corundum) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3) — mineral

Ruby (Corundum)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3

mineral
Garnet Schist (Almandine-Muscovite Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-Muscovite Schist

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Calcite (likely a tumbled specimen) (Calcite (CaCO 3 )) — Mineral

Calcite (likely a tumbled specimen)

Calcite (CaCO 3 )

Mineral
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary occurrence

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary occurrence
Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Seraphinite (Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)) — mineral

Seraphinite

Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)

mineral
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Epidote in Granite Gneiss (Epidote bearing Orthogneiss (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote in Granite Gneiss

Epidote bearing Orthogneiss (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

metamorphic
Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — Metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Metamorphic
Amazonite (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

mineral
Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3) — Mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3

Mineral
Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series) (Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12) — mineral

Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)

Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12

mineral
Blue Topaz (Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Blue Topaz

Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]

mineral
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Biotite Schist (Biotite Schist) — Metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Schist

Metamorphic
Mica Schist (Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

metamorphic
Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

mineral
Basalt (Amygdaloidal) (Amygdaloidal Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (Amygdaloidal)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

igneous
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal) (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

igneous
Vesicular Basalt (Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

igneous
Labradorite (Dark or Black variety) (Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)

Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

mineral
Vesicular Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (Vesicular Basalt)

igneous