Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or mica inclusions
Category
Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or mica inclusions
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Blue-green mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise
Chrysocolla: hydrated copper phyllosilicate, approximately Cu₂H₂O₅Si; Turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely altered granite or granitic gneiss; chiefly quartz and feldspar with minor mica/iron oxides
Granite Cobble
Granite
Granite Pebble
Granite
Unidentified rock fragments
Indeterminate; likely a weathered, iron-stained silicate rock
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Rhyolite
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Granite or Rhyolite Porphyry
Porphyritic intrusive/extrusive igneous rock
Feldspar (likely Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Tectosilicate Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 to (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Birdseye Rhyolite)
Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly blue quartz or granite
Quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and dark accessory minerals
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Dalmation Jasper (Dalmation Stone)
Perthitic feldspar-quartz-amphibole rock
Granite
Granite (phaneritic felsic intrusive rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz Feldspar Porphyry
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Feldspar Rock
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, with possible gneissic alteration
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, and biotite mica
Epidote in Quartz
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) mixed with SiO2
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Polished pink feldspar or quartz pebble (uncertain)
Likely microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈) or quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Likely gray granite fragment
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Granite and Igneous Mix
Phaneritic Felsic to Mafic Intrusive Rocks
Polished/tumbled quartz-rich pegmatite
Quartz–feldspar pegmatite, with iron-oxide staining; chiefly SiO₂ and KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈
Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (Pegmatitic Alkaline Granite)
Quartz Crystal Cluster on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Howlite
Howlite (Hydrated calcium borosilicate, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Plutonic intrusion (SiO2/KAlSi3O8)
Weathered granite-like pebble
Granite or granitic gneiss; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite - Lithium-rich Mica)
Pegmatitic granite, possibly potassium-feldspar-rich
Coarse-grained granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Quartz–feldspar–biotite aggregate; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock rich in Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)
Tumbled pink feldspar-rich granite (likely potassium feldspar)
Granite/pegmatitic feldspar aggregate; chiefly KAlSi₃O₈ with quartz and minor mica or iron oxides