Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Category
Browse mineral on igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and various Micas)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Mafic extrusive volcanic rock (Scientific formula varies based on mineral content: primarily SiO2, MgO, and FeO)
Granite River Rock
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety: Chalcedony
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Rhyolite (felsic volcanic rock) with amygdules
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Chromium and Iron)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Cristobalite (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade, predominantly SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
White Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt with vesicles/amygdules
Basalt (containing volcanic glass and plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
Feldspar (Plagioclase series), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Basalt (Polished)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (Arrowhead form)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidotalite (primarily Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 in Vesicular Basalt
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (principally SiO2)