Moss Agate with Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)
Category
Browse mineral in igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Moss Agate with Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 with Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Eclipse Stone (Kabamba Jasper)
Rhyolite with Aegirine (NaFe3+Si2O6)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Decorative polished pebbles
Likely mixed quartz-rich lithologies, including quartzite, jasper, and/or basalt
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Weathered igneous rock fragment, possibly granite or granitic gneiss
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate (granite), possibly foliated gneiss
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
River Pebble (Granite/Gneiss)
Granitic Pebble / Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Granite and Mixed Landscape Gravel
Plutonic Igneous Rock / Weathered Alluvium
Magnetite (potentially Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Diorite (River Rock)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Weathered schist or gneiss fragment
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock; likely mica schist or gneiss
Weathered granite (feldspathic, iron-stained granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, and minor mica/amphibole. Exact identification is uncertain from a single photograph.
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Quartz with Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock)
Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock