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K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Weathered schist or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock
Red garnet (likely almandine or pyrope)
Garnet-group nesosilicate; commonly almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, or pyrope, Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Garnet
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine–spessartine; general formula X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃
Weathered, iron-stained metamorphic rock (probable schist or gneiss)
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and thin-section or mineral tests
Schist
Mica schist, typically quartz–muscovite/biotite schist
Mica schist (likely muscovite schist)
Muscovite–quartz–feldspar schist; chiefly muscovite mica, quartz, and feldspar
Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and probable almandine garnet
Mica schist
Schist (rich in Muscovite or Biotite mica)
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely quartz-mica schist
Quartz–mica schist, commonly containing muscovite/biotite and quartz
Banded gneiss or gneissic schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; exact mineral proportions require testing
Coarse-grained metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
Biotite on Quartz
Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2Si3O12 or Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Biotite mica schist (probable)
Mica schist, dominated by biotite mica (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂) with quartz and feldspar
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Likely pyrite-bearing metamorphic rock
Quartz–mica schist or gneiss with disseminated pyrite (FeS₂)
Schist, likely garnet–mica schist
Mica schist dominated by biotite/muscovite, quartz, feldspar, and possible garnet
Muscovite (Mica)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Likely schist fragment
Mica schist, probably quartz–biotite schist
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Biotite mica
Biotite, a potassium–iron–magnesium phyllosilicate mica; approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Schist
Mica Schist
Likely polished garnet
Garnet group; probably almandine, iron-aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite rock; commonly granite (quartz + K-feldspar/plagioclase + biotite)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Tumbled green-blue stone, likely serpentine or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite (mainly antigorite/lizardite; identification is image-based)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Biotite Mica
K(Mg, Fe)3AlSi3O10(F, OH)2
Mica-rich schist (likely biotite schist)
Biotite–quartz–feldspar schist; mica is chiefly biotite, K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Mica Schist
Metamorphic rock dominated by micas (muscovite, biotite)
Weathered quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely mica schist or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; exact mineral identification requires testing