Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse igneous (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline (Var. Amazonite)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3(Si,Nb) (Si25O73) (OH,Cl,H2O)3
Pyrope Garnet
Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz (Milky or Grainy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Blue Sapphire (faceted in jewelry)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Greasy Quartz (likely carved Milky Quartz or Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Milky or Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Sunstone
Oligoclase (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Amethyst (Quartz)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)
Quartz (Milky to Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Nodule/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3