Rock Identifier

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

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Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Moonstone (Feldspar) (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (Feldspar)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)

Peach Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Prasiolite (Green Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Prasiolite (Green Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite) (Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)

Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unknown Rock Specimen — igneous

Unknown Rock Specimen

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (containing secondary minerals like Quartz, Zeolites, or Calcite)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (containing secondary minerals like Quartz, Zeolites, or Calcite)

Granite Sand (Decomposed Granite) (Grus / Quartz-Feldspar Detritus) — sedimentary

Granite Sand (Decomposed Granite)

Grus / Quartz-Feldspar Detritus

Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock) — Igneous

Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite inclusions

Basalt (Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)

Basalt (Fieldstone) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (Fieldstone)

Basalt

Basalt (Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Cristobalite inclusions)

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Dragon Stone (Dragon Blood Jasper) (Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper inclusions (varied SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Dragon Stone (Dragon Blood Jasper)

Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper inclusions (varied SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Composition typically includes Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Quartz SiO2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Composition typically includes Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Quartz SiO2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Mica inclusions (Pegmatite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions) — igneous

Quartz with Mica inclusions (Pegmatite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions

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

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and River Rocks (Mixed Decorative Stones (predominantly Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 variants)) — Mixed (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Minerals)

Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and River Rocks

Mixed Decorative Stones (predominantly Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 variants)

Mixed (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Minerals)

Cloudy Quartz / Quartz Tumble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Cloudy Quartz / Quartz Tumble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Strawberry Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite) — Mineral (silicate variety)

Blue Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite

Mineral (silicate variety)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)