Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Category
Browse mineral in igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Basalt with Weathered Surface
Basalt
Basalt (Crushed Stone Aggregate)
Mafic Volcanic Basalt (Major Minerals: Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, Olivine)
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (White Granite variant)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High-silica Felsic)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Sunstone (variety of Feldspar)
Oligoclase Sunstone, Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartz Crystal with Iron Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Feldspathic Gneiss
Feldspathic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)