Sapphire (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sapphire (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible trace fossils)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Feldspathic Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Ruby (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminium oxide with Chromium impurities)
Nephrite Jade (Hetian Yu)
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Weathered basaltic cobble
Basalt, likely amygdaloidal or vesicular basalt
Chert
Chert (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 banding)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Beach Pebble)
Basalt
Likely quartz-bearing mineral aggregate
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with mica or feldspar
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich quartzite or ironstone cobble
Quartzite, likely limonite/goethite-stained (SiO₂ with FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Staining)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Dark mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Green-and-gold apatite-bearing rock, possibly epidote skarn
Apatite-group mineral, commonly fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F), with probable epidote and quartz; exact identification requires testing
Argillite (with Barnacles)
Argillite (metamorphosed mudstone/shale)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Magnetite with Quartz
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and attached host rock
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite, a jade variety of tremolite–actinolite
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Quartzite (with mineral vein)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Red Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)