Weathered greenstone (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)
Serpentinite-group rock, commonly dominated by serpentine minerals (antigorite/lizardite); exact identification requires testing
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Browse man made metamorphic style composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Weathered greenstone (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)
Serpentinite-group rock, commonly dominated by serpentine minerals (antigorite/lizardite); exact identification requires testing
Eclogite with Garnet
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine-group minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Kyanite (Purple variety)
Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine (Nephrite-like River Cobble)
Serpentinite (Hydrous Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Dark basalt or fine-grained mafic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron-titanium oxides
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Tumbled rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate (MnSiO₃), commonly mixed with quartz and manganese oxides
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Quartz with Spessartine Garnet and Biotite
SiO2 (Quartz) with Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 (Spessartine)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase / Alkali Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Serpentine-rich serpentinite pebble
Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, antigorite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor brucite
Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite