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Metamorphic (Likely Gneiss Or Schist Based On Texture)

Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Gneiss

Schist

Tourmaline Schist

Tourmaline Schist

Staurolite Schist

Staurolite Schist

Graphite Schist

Graphite Schist

Paragonite Schist

Paragonite Schist

Chlorite Schist

Chlorite Schist

Hornblende Schist

Hornblende Schist

Garnet Schist

Mica Schist

Talc Schist

Biotite Schist

Painted River Rock (Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Painted River Rock

Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock

Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich pebble, likely granite or granitic gneiss (Granite/granitic gneiss; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica or iron oxides) — igneous

Weathered quartz-rich pebble, likely granite or granitic gneiss

Granite/granitic gneiss; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica or iron oxides

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss (Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; possibly gneiss if the visible layering is tectonic) — igneous

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss

Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; possibly gneiss if the visible layering is tectonic

Fuchsite Schist with Quartz (Chromian Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] Schist) — metamorphic

Fuchsite Schist with Quartz

Chromian Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] Schist

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety) (Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)) — mineral

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)

Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Granite or granitic pegmatite fragment (Felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Granite or granitic pegmatite fragment

Felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica

Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz with Mica Schist Matrix (Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz with Mica Schist Matrix

Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist Matrix

Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Mica Schist

Muscovite Schist (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Quartzite or Gneissic Pebble (Quartzite with mafic inclusions (SiO2) or Banded Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Quartzite or Gneissic Pebble

Quartzite with mafic inclusions (SiO2) or Banded Gneiss

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss (Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals) — metamorphic

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss

Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals

Fuchsite (Chromium-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Mica Schist (Muscovite-Biotite Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Muscovite-Biotite Schist

Garnet (Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)) — Mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)

Glaucophane Schist (Glaucophane-bearing Schist (Na2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Glaucophane Schist

Glaucophane-bearing Schist (Na2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2)

Gravel Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Basalt) (Quartzite (or Macrocrystalline Quartz)) — metamorphic

Gravel Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Basalt)

Quartzite (or Macrocrystalline Quartz)

Fuchsite or Green Mica Schist (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — metamorphic

Fuchsite or Green Mica Schist

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Emerald / Green Beryl (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald / Green Beryl

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Phyllite (Phyllite) — metamorphic

Phyllite

Phyllite

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)

Garnet Schist (Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite-rich sequence)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite-rich sequence)

Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)) — mineral

Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)

Green Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Green Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)