Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)
Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)
Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Unknown Rock Specimen
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Raw emerald-bearing beryl (probable)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from trace chromium and/or vanadium
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz-rich Micaceous Schist (SiO2 + phyllosilicates)
Garnet
Silicate mineral group (often Pyrope or Almandine in this color range)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite / Metabasalt
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Enchodus sp.)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Greenstone (Metabalt)
Chlorite-actinolite schist (Greenstone)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar aggregate; probable granite (quartz + K-feldspar/plagioclase with minor mica), stained by iron oxides
Giallo Ornamental Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Coarse quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Phyllite
Phyllite
Gneiss
Gneiss
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Schist
Mica Schist
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (Rich in K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Quartz-rich granite or granitic pegmatite
Coarse crystalline aggregate of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica; exact identification is uncertain from the image
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Sandstone (likely Conglomerate or Gritstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Mica Schist
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)