Porphyritic Basalt (likely Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt / Plagioclase Feldspar in Basal Matrix
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Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Porphyritic Basalt (likely Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt / Plagioclase Feldspar in Basal Matrix
Pegmatite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8)
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Pegmatite (with Muscovite Mica and Quartz)
Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Flesh-colored Quartz Mineral
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Impurities
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite, predominantly quartz, feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole
Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)
Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline
Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Probable weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Orbicular granite (likely larvikite/rapakivi-type granite)
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, with dark biotite/amphibole and iron-oxide veining
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Plagioclase phenocrysts)
Diorite with Quartz Veins
Diorite
Banded gneiss (likely biotite-rich gneiss)
Gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, biotite, and possibly hornblende
Rounded quartz-rich beach pebble
Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂)
Biotite granite (weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica
Rhyolite
Rhyolite
Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock with mica
Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite/muscovite mica
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (variety of Pegmatite)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich Diorite
Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate igneous rock)
Orbicular Jasper (Ocean Jasper or Poppy Jasper variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Shale with Quartz Veins
Fissile Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite, possibly with mica and feldspar
Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite/muscovite mica
Quartz, Sandstone, and Siltstone specimens
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
Graphic Granite
Pegmatite (Quartz and Alkali Feldspar intergrowth)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Crystalline Silica (SiO2)
Mica-bearing quartz rock (likely pegmatite)
Quartz–feldspar–mica pegmatite; dark mica is probably biotite, possibly muscovite or chlorite
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite with Epidote / Unakite precursor
Plutonic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Epidote/Chlorite
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granitic Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Tourmaline (Schorl)
Rose Quartz with Schist Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica-Schist
Glauconitic Sandstone with possible Trace Fossil
Glauconitic Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tumbled jasper or rhyolitic porphyry
Silicic volcanic rock, likely rhyolite (quartz- and feldspar-rich), possibly jasperized
K2 Jasper (Beads)
Granodiorite with Azurite and Malachite
Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide (HgS) inclusions
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (variety of Pegmatite)
Smoky quartz crystal/rough fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz