Pink Granite (Unakite-bearing or Epidote-bearing Granite)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)
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Pink Granite (Unakite-bearing or Epidote-bearing Granite)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Sodalite with Syenite (Yooperlite)
Sodalite in Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Granite Gravel (Pebble)
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Biotite-bearing granite
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and biotite; exact identification is uncertain from the photo.
Granite
Granite, a felsic intrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Peridotite
Ultramafic igneous rock
Granite Pebble
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Intrusive igneous felsic rock
Granite
Phaneritic felsic intrusive igneous rock
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orbicular granite (likely rapakivi-type granite)
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Weathered granite (likely)
Granite, a quartz–feldspar–mica intrusive igneous rock
Possible iron-rich pebble with a weathered inclusion
Unidentified; image alone does not support a reliable mineral or rock identification
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Smooth gray pebbles
Unidentified rounded rock fragments; composition cannot be determined from the image
Small dark mineral or rock fragment
Undetermined; possibly a dark mafic mineral such as biotite or magnetite
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Red granite (likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, with iron-oxide staining
Granite / Feldspar gravel
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Tumbled sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Small brown mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image lacks enough detail for a reliable species-level identification
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Porphyry
Silicate-veined volcanic rock
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)