Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium/Iron/Titanium trace impurities
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Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium/Iron/Titanium trace impurities
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (or Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite (River Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke variant)
Arenite
Granodiorite Pebble
Granodiorite
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Chert
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁₈)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Rough Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Complex Silicate) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Almandine Garnet & Tumbled Citrine Quartz
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Garnet) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartzite (or Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide inclusions
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Schist with Biotite Inclusion
Biotite-bearing Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
River Cobble (Phyllite or Quartzite)
Metasedimentary Rock (often containing SiO2 or KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)