Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Category
Browse igneous and metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Arsenopyrite in Quartz/Host Rock
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Schist
Schist
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Sugar variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Crystal Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Blue Apatite
Calcium Phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Smoky/Grey variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)