Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with impurities)
Category
Browse mineral in igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with impurities)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly gneiss if the dark minerals are banded
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
River Rock with Quartz Vein
Basalt or Andesite with Quartz Veining
Xenolith in Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock with Felsic Inclusion
Granite fragment
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Peridotite
Ultramafic intrusive igneous rock
Small weathered mineral/rock fragment
Unidentified; likely quartz-rich material, possibly quartzite or feldspar-bearing rock
Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Uncertain small stone; possibly weathered quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate from image; candidate materials include quartz-rich pebble or altered silicate rock
Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)
Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)
Greenstone pebble
Likely chlorite- and/or actinolite-bearing metamorphic rock; exact composition cannot be determined from the image.
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Hydrothermal Veined)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Likely magnetite-bearing rock
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly in a mafic host rock
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Granite
Granite
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)
Graphic Granite (or Rapakivi-textured Granite)
Alkali feldspar granite
Blue-gray stone pebble (possibly slag or a weathered rock)
Unidentified fine-grained rock; composition cannot be determined from the image
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist, mainly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Small dark, speckled stone (likely granite or diorite)
Likely fine-grained granitoid; exact identification is uncertain from the small, blurry view
Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock with Secondary Mineral Fillings
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Mafic Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein in volcanic/mafic matrix
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Granite
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Unidentified small mineral fragments
Likely quartz- or feldspar-rich material; species cannot be determined reliably from the image
Granite Pebble
Granitoid (Plagioclase, Alkali feldspar, Quartz, Biotite/Amphibole)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite