Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
Category
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Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
Granite
Granite (silica-rich intrusive igneous rock)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Rhyolite)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic or Intermediate)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Plutonic intrusion (SiO2/KAlSi3O8)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
Granite (with Orthoclase and Quartz)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Epidote in Basalt
Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian precursor)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)