Coarse-grained mica-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist
Mica schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
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Browse mineral in a matrix (likely quartz or feldspar) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Coarse-grained mica-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist
Mica schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
Unakite / Feldspar Veined Metamorphic Pebble
Metamorphic Rock with K-Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz
Milky Quartz in Siltstone or Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Biotite Schist
Quartz-Biotite Schist (SiO2 + K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Light-colored granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica, possibly with gneissic fabric
Granite Pebble
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Granite Pebble with Quartz Vein
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock) with Quartz (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Porphyry (Rhyolite / Andesite Porphyry Pebble)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Rounded dark pebble, likely basaltic andesite
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; probable basalt or andesite, identification uncertain from image alone
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia
Unknown Rock Specimen
Quartz-rich pegmatite (possibly quartz–feldspar rock)
Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and minor mica/iron staining
Small pale rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or a weathered feldspar-rich fragment
Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite matrix)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) / Quartz Mixture
Basalt with Plagioclase or Quartz Inclusion
Melanocratic Basalt with Porphyritic Inclusion
Quartz (Crystal/Druzy Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz and Feldspar
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Leopardite
Quartz porphyry / Quartz monzonite with manganese oxide spots
Llanite (Rhyolite with Blue Quartz)
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Likely quartz cluster with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions
White quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Mica schist, likely biotite–muscovite schist
Mica schist; predominantly quartz, feldspar, biotite and/or muscovite mica. Exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the photograph alone.
Orbicular rhyolite (likely)
Rhyolite, a silica-rich volcanic rock; commonly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and iron-rich alteration minerals
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Quartz with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly granite or gneiss
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate, possibly granitic gneiss
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (not a true jasper, typically an igneous perthite)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Veined Basalt (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine with quartz/calcite infill)
Siltstone with Quartz Vein
Siltstone (composed of Quartz and Clay minerals) with a hydrothermal Quartz vein (SiO2)
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions