Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite
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Browse man made metamorphic style composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite
Serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite, with possible magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Black-and-white jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with contrasting white mineral inclusions
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite, olivine, and pyroxene remnants
Polished serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and/or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Greenstone, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with chlorite, talc, magnetite, or antigorite
Greenstone / serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite and talc
Serpentinite (likely polished/tumbled)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile, with magnetite and accessory carbonates
Serpentine (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; commonly derived from peridotite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (Ferruginous)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greywacke (Briarcliff Schist/Gneiss)
Manhattan Schist / Fordham Gneiss complex
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, and sulfides
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone
Greenschist-facies basaltic rock
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade Elephant Carving
Nephrite (a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich amphibole minerals tremolite or actinolite)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Limonite
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Tremolite-Actinolite series (Nephrite) or NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities