Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Mica Schist (Greenschist / Chlorite Schist)
Schist (rich in Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Biotite-rich granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite granite; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (principally Biotite/Muscovite, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Schist (containing Muscovite Mica and Chlorite)
Mica Schist
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Muscovite Schist with Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily muscovite and biotite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Granite-derived)
Schist
Mica Schist
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Weathered granitoid (likely granite or granitic gneiss)
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from the photo)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Amphibolite / Gneiss
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic Metamorphic Host Rock
Quartzite (likely iron-stained)
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Muscovite Mica Schist
Metamorphic rock rich in muscovite mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Copper-bearing Mica Schist
Mica Schist with Native Copper inclusions
Gneissic River Pebble
Gneiss
Ruby (Cabochon)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Green Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Fuchsite or Chlorite variety)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Mica Schist with Biotite or Muscovite
Metamorphic rock rich in sheet silicates
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Gneissic Granite Pebble)
Metamorphic rock rich in Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite, quartz, plagioclase)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine/Grossular Garnet in Pegmatite or Schist