Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Category
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Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Stardust (Micrometeorite)
Chondrite / Micrometeorite (Extraterrestrial Silicate)
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Granite
Phaneritic Granitoid (Primary minerals: Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Mica)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive rock rich in K-feldspar)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass), 70-75% SiO2
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Obsidian / Volcanic Glass
Obsidian (principally SiO2, usually 70% or more)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Amorphous Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Orthoclase (Potassium) Feldspar in Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Granite with Quartz Vein
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz [SiO2], Feldspar, and Mica)
Granitic Pegmatite with Biotite
Pegmatitic Granite (contains KAlSi3O8, SiO2, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl
Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) - Composition: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Obsidian (Black)
Obsidian (approx. 70–75% SiO2)
Granite (Pink/Potassium-rich)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Obsidian (Black Obsidian)
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Sunset Sodalite)
Sodalite-Syenite (Na8[Al6Si6O24]Cl2 with KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)