Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
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Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sedimentary rock with quartz veining
Laminated siltstone or mudstone with hydrothermal quartz veins
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper / Feldspathic Igneous Rock
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Beach Pebble (likely Quartz or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Feldspar
Basalt (mafic extrusive igneous rock) with plagioclase feldspar phenocrysts
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Flowerstone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Granite (with alteration)
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azulite in Granite (Quartz + Feldspar + Biotite + Azurite)
Smoky Quartz and Feldspar Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (potassium feldspar)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Chrysocolla or Malachite staining)
Cuprite, Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) or Malachite staining on Quartz/Host Rock
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock
Granite Pebble
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Greywacke (River/Beach Pebble)
Greywacke (Impure Sandstone)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4' nH2O on Quartz/Feldspar matrix
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Granite
Granite (a common type of Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Quartzite with Hematite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porp)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Schorl inclusions (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite Cobble
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Granite (likely a river or beach pebble)
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Granite Pebble
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite (Alkali-feldspar rich)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Major components: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone/Flower Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar in a Mafic groundmass)