Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic (altered igneous rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (often referred to as 'Sea Glass' or 'River Stone' when worn smooth)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz (with Druzy/Polished Edge)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Schist
Mica Schist
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)
Nuummite
Antophyllite-Gedrite Orthoamphibole (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
Greenstone
Metabasalt (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Ruby Zoisite
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + Al2O3:Cr)
Greenstone / Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-actinolite series (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Healer's Gold (Pyrite and Magnetite in Schist)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Greenstone (Metabaltic/Greenschist)
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite Group)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (calc-alkaline phaneritic igneous rock)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (often contains Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase composition)
Dragon Stone (Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper inclusions (varied SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote with Feldspar/Quartz (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) + KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)