River Cobble (likely Basalt or Rhyolite)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic or Intermediate)
Category
Browse mineral in igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Rhyolite)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic or Intermediate)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
Basalt with Scoria/Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Labradorite) Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Biotite Gneiss
Gneiss (complex mixture including Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 and Quartz/Feldspar)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Basalt with Quartz/Plagioclase Inclusions
Mafic volcanic rock (Basaltic)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Plutonic Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Agate (Moss or Plume Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)