Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Category
Browse igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Granite / Quartz Vein Rock
Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Basalt (Polished)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Banded Rhyolite (likely Green Jasper/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Basalt with Weathering Crust
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Amethyst (Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Agate (specifically Botswana or Lake Superior style Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Grey Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Agate/Chalcedony
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Biotite Mica in Quartz
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Granodiorite (Water-worn Pebble)
Granodiorite
Sunstone with Black Tourmaline (Arfvedsonite)
Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with Schorl Na(Fe3+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Plutonic Granodiorite
Basalt with vesicles/amygdules
Basalt (containing volcanic glass and plagioclase)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Black Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)