Amazonite in Matrix
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), KAlSi3O8
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Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amazonite in Matrix
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), KAlSi3O8
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Que Sera Stone (Llanite with Feldspar and Quartz)
Rhyolite with blue quartz and pink orthoclase (Llanite-type quartz porphyry)
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock (uncertain identification)
Possibly quartz-rich granite or granitic aplite; exact identification requires a clearer, larger image and tests
Coarse-grained granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possible gneissic equivalent
Basalt with Quartz Infill
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Silica (SiO2) inclusion
Granite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Granite Pegmatite with Tourmaline and Muscovite
Pegmatite (Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Quartz: SiO2, Schorl: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH))
Fluorite on Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Black Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely druzy quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-encrusted Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Sandstone
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/hornblende
Gneiss (with Quartz Vein / Pegmatite Banding)
Metamorphic Gneiss
Rounded white pebble, likely quartz or feldspar
Most consistent with milky quartz (SiO₂), though altered feldspar or calcite is possible from the image
Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)
Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing feldspathic rock; exact identification requires testing
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely mica schist or gneiss)
Quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; probable biotite schist/gneiss
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar granite with biotite and accessory mica/amphibole
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Small quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with possible feldspar or carbonate inclusions
Granite river rock
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz Crystal Cluster on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose / Feldspathic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal matrix)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, likely granite or pegmatite fragment
Weathered granite/pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Dark volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and alteration minerals
Weathered foliated metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and mineral tests
Porphyry
Porphyritic Andesite or Rhyolite
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Sandstone (Arkose)
Arkose Sandstone (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Dragonstone (Brecciated Basalt/Diabase with Epidote and Quartz)
Brecciated mafic igneous rock
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2-rich framework with variable matrix)
Coarse-grained granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Milky quartz-bearing rock, possibly quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite or quartz-rich metamorphic matrix
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified volcanic rock; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and iron-rich alteration minerals
Weathered granite (likely pegmatitic granite)
Granite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, with possible iron-oxide alteration
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, possibly epidote/quartzite
Quartz-rich rock with possible epidote and feldspar; exact identification requires testing