Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
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Browse igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral based) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Mica Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Granitoid (Granite/Gneiss)
Granitoid silicate rock, primarily quartz and feldspar
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Healer's Gold (Pyrite and Magnetite in Schist)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Peach/Orange variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossil Snail Internal Mold)
Class Gastropoda (Internal Mold)
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically a water-worn pebble)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (Milky/Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)