Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Category
Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)
SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating
Chalcedony Nodule (Agate/Chert)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Amethyst (Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sphalerite in Matrix (Polished Point)
Zinc sulfide (Zn,Fe)S
Pegmatite with Muscovite
Granitic Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Red Quartzite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Coquina/Limestone)
Fossiliferous Calcarenite / Bioclastic Limestone
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Chalcedony in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pink/Orange Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine (Fuchsite-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Chromium-rich Muscovite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock / SiO2 + Al2O3 + K2O + Na2O + CaO + FeO + MgO)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Emerald In Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities