Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Category
Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Chert (Beach Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
Milky Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety with inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Milky Quartz with Epidote or Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Lithic Sandstone
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite with K-Feldspar)
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Basalt (composition: SiO2, MgO, FeO, Al2O3, CaO)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Tourmalinated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Quartz Pebble (with potential iron inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Silicic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix
Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz
Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Quartz Pebble (with Mica or Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Quartz Veining
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)