Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
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Browse metamorphic (altered igneous rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Gneiss
High-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Granite Gneiss with Garnet
Garnetiferous Gneiss
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Gneiss
Gneiss containing almandine-pyrope garnet
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)
Granite Gneiss
Felsic Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (primarily Antigorite or Lizardite), Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Greenstone
Greenschist-facies basaltic rock
Gneiss
Gneiss
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions