Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Phyllite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Phyllite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Rounded granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Rounded granitic gneiss or granite cobble
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; possibly weathered gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Rounded granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica; approximate composition SiO₂-rich felsic rock
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Schist
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist)
Chlorite Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Granitic Gneiss
Felsic Polycrystalline Gneiss
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Garnet Schist
Almandine-bearing Mica Schist
Quartzite with Mica schist fragment
Quartzite (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Porphyritic granite (likely weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)