Black Tourmaline in Quartz
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Black Tourmaline in Quartz
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Orthoclase Feldspar
Granitic Pegmatite (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)
Green Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Actinolite inclusions (SiO2 + Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (silica-rich intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Intrusive igneous felsic rock
Granite
Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Granite (comprised primarily of Quartz (SiO2), Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2))
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Felsic)
Diorite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Greenstone Porphyry
Porphyritic Metavolcanic Rock
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar KAlSi3O8)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Epidote/Quartz mineral infill
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline variant
Granite (tumbled pebble)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with mica and feldspar (Pegmatite fragment)
Granitic Pegmatite (composed mainly of SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Puddingstone (Jasper-Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Mudstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins)
Hydrothermally veined Basalt (SiO2/CaCO3 intrusions)
Fuchsite in Quartz
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 + SiO2
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Sodalite in Matrix (often called Blue Marble or Sodalite-Syenite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite / Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 (Sodalite component)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host rock) with Quartz or Calcite amygdules
Granite (Fine-grained)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz (Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)