Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Category
Browse igneous and metamorphic derivative (weathered) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Sio2)
Chert (with Iron Staining)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Labradorite) Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Quartz (Clear/White)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium/Titanium/Iron traces)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Yellowish)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]
Hematite (Tumbled)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) or Albite mixtures
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble)
Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (Chlorite-Epidote facies)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)