Schist
Schist
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist
Schist
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)
Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Blue Star Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire crystal)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Micaceous schist (Mainly Muscovite/Biotite mixed with Quartz)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)
Sandstone (likely Calcareous or Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Orange Quartzite / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Blue Sapphire (likely costume glass imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron/titanium impurities
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Matrix)
Red Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Golden Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite with Quartz)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - Muscovite component)
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Gneiss
High-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Schist
Mica Schist