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Mineral In A Matrix (Likely Quartz Or Feldspar)

Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)

Red Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)) — igneous

Red Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Pink Granite (Water-worn Cobble) (Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite (Water-worn Cobble)

Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)

Granite (Pink/Red Granite) (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Granite (Pink/Red Granite)

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-feldspar rich)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-feldspar rich)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Basalt with inclusion (Basalt (Aphanitic-Porphyritic texture)) — igneous

Basalt with inclusion

Basalt (Aphanitic-Porphyritic texture)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Green Aventurine (Green Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — Mineral/Metamorphic rock

Green Aventurine (Green Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Mineral/Metamorphic rock

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Druzy Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz on Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral Specimen

Quartz on Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral Specimen

Red Moss Agate (Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Moss Agate (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Sandstone (Beach Pebble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Beach Pebble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Blue Quartzite (Quartzite with inclusions (often Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Quartzite with inclusions (often Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)

Rhodonite in Quartz Matrix (Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite in Quartz Matrix

Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)

Granite (Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) (Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Granitic Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite (typically containing Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Muscovite)) — Igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Granite Pegmatite (typically containing Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Muscovite)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (containing quartz, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (containing quartz, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende)

Muscovite on Quartz (Mica host rock) (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in SiO2 (Quartz)) — igneous/metamorphic

Muscovite on Quartz (Mica host rock)

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in SiO2 (Quartz)

igneous/metamorphic

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Pink Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Unakite (Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar) (Unakite (Metasomatized Granitic Rock)) — metamorphic

Unakite (Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar)

Unakite (Metasomatized Granitic Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)