Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Category
Browse mineral on igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Vesicular Basalt (Pumice-like)
Vesicular Basalt
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
Pebble (Likely Basalt or Siltstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock or mafic volcanic rock
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Granite Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Granite (SiO2 - Aluminum and Alkalies)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Basalt Cobble
Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety)
Yellow Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Yellow Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite (Alkali-feldspar rich)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Major components: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Basalt (with possible quartz veinsing)
Basalt
Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (primarily Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)