Gneiss (Green Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss (Green Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely biotite schist
Mica schist, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica)
Gneiss
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Muscovite Mica in Quartz Matrix
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica in Host Rock
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss
Micaceous schist (likely biotite schist)
Schist dominated by biotite mica, quartz, and feldspar
Schist
Mica Schist
Biotite / Black Mica
Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)
Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (varies based on mineral makeup, often Biotite/Muscovite schist)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz vein in weathered host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Feldspar–quartz–mica gneiss, locally amphibole-bearing
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely mica schist or gneiss)
Quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; probable biotite schist/gneiss
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Granite Gneiss
Granitoid Gneiss
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Corundum (Sapphire and Ruby)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Foliated Gneiss
Mica Schist with Garnet inclusions
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Garnet (Polished)
Nesosilicate (Group formula: X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Granite Gneiss with Garnet
Garnetiferous Gneiss
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar granite with biotite and accessory mica/amphibole
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable mineralogy, often quartz-feldspar base)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]