Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse mineral on igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pink Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Basalt (with Plagioclase Phenocrysts)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Porphyry)
Pumice (likely weathered/water-worn)
Vesicular volcanic glass
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
Pumice
Extrusive volcanic rock (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite/Andesite)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red)
Rhyolite (Porphyry)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Basalt
Basalt (principally composed of pyroxene and plagioclase feldspar)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular felsic volcanic rock)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (OC)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Dendritic Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
General Gravel (River Rock/River Stones)
Mixed Lithic Sediments (Conglomerate Clasts)
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (milky quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Mica)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Sandstone Concretion (Omar or Nut Rock)
Sedimentary Concretion (specifically an 'Omarolluk' or Omar)
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)