Basalt
Basalt
Category
Browse mineral on igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Basalt
Banded Agate (specifically Moss or River Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith)
Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt
Indigo Gabbro
Gabbro (MaFIC intrusive rock)
Diorite (possibly fine-grained variety or a related intermediate intrusive rock like a felsic gabbro or a dark granodiorite)
Diorite (Igneous rock, intrusive, intermediate composition)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Mafic Igneous Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with Oxidation
Scoriaceous Olivine Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
White Topaz
Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect)
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite
Granite
Gneiss
Gneiss
White Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Wonderstone
Banded Rhyolite (SiO2 with impurities)
Vesicular Basalt (River Pebble)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Basalt
Basalt
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Rhyolite (likely Green Jasper/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Pink Granite (Potassium-rich Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O)
Quartz / Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite, rich in Potassium Feldspar)