Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate or Spotted Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Epidosite
Epidosite (predominantly Epidote {Ca2Al2Fe3+Si3O12(OH)} and Quartz {SiO2})
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Plutonic Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Shale
Shale (Consolidated fine-grained clay/silt)
Basalt with Vesicular Surface
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Basalt (Water-worn pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Rock)
Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine / Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 with AlAl4BSi3O18)
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Chert (River Stone/Pebble)
Chert (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Chert (Brecciated River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (formula varies by mineral content: Ca-plagioclase, Pyroxene, Olivine)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Fuchsite Quartzite
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite
Coquina Limestone (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Basalt (Vesicular/Scoriaceous)
Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (Primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt (Weathered)
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Basalt (with possible Olivine inclusions)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Nuummite
Orthorhombic amphibole (Gedrite and Anthophyllite mixture) - (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)