Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel
Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate
Category
Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel
Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Quartz (SiO2) protrusion
Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock (likely andesite or basalt)
Aphanitic to porphyritic andesite–basalt; composition commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor iron oxides
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Rhyolite or jasper-bearing volcanic rock
Rhyolite, likely altered and silicified; red coloration may come from hematite
Pegmatite with Black Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (with plagioclase or k-feldspar phenocrysts)
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite
Porphyritic Basalt / Andesite
Iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly limonite/goethite-stained quartzite or breccia
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Granite with Mafic Inclusions
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock
Likely porphyritic andesite or dacite, with plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine-grained volcanic groundmass
Porphyritic Andesite/Basalt or Diorite River Rock
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Weathered granite-like rock
Coarse-grained granitic rock, likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Weathered quartz-rich sandstone or granitic rock
Indeterminate; likely iron-stained quartz sandstone, possibly weathered granite
Likely quartz-bearing mineral aggregate
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with mica or feldspar
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Porphyritic texture)
Agate Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Feldspathic Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Aquamarine on Feldspar Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (Granitic Pegmatite)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss
Quartzite in Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (Quartz/Feldspar intergrowth)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe-Mg silicate rich)
Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock, possibly rose quartz with mica
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica
Porphyritic Basalt (with Granite inclusion)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Basalt with Quartz Infill
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)
Pegmatitic granite (quartz–feldspar–mica rock)
Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, and biotite/muscovite mica
Basalt with Jasper Veining
Basaltic Rock with Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite or weathered feldspathic rock
Granite-family pegmatite; likely quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and mica
Coarse-grained granite or granitic pegmatite
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (SiO2 vein inclusion)
Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite
SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Weathered granite
Granite; interlocking quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or granitic pegmatite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar aggregate; likely granite/pegmatite