Banded Gneiss River Pebble
Gneiss
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Gneiss River Pebble
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Schist
Mica Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Granite-like rock
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, likely granite or granodiorite
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor mica/iron oxides
Unakite Gneiss
Metasomatic Granitoid (variety Unakite)
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock dominated by Quartz, Feldspar, and various dark minerals)
Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Likely quartz-rich river pebble
Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)
Biotite Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schist with biotite and quartz-feldspar matrix)
Banded Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (Aventurine type)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with inclusions)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist with Garnet
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Tourmaline Group; often Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) or Dravite (NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Mica Schist / Granite
Mica Schist (Silicate metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartzite with Mica Matrix
Metamorphic Quartz-Mica Schist/Quartzite
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
River Pebbles (Mixed Suite)
Mixed lithologies: Quartzite and Gneiss
Polished pink quartzite or jasper
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂; possibly iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Pink Feldspar / Rhodochrosite (Tumbled Pink Quartzite)
SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically includes Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Quartz SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (with Quartzite layers)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (with Muscovite)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)