Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Category
Browse metamorphic (likely gneiss or schist based on texture) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbonoid (Shungite)
Porphyritic Basalt (with Weathered Jointing)
Porphyritic Basalt
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)
Quartz-veined Schist (or Metasandstone)
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz Veining (SiO2)
Quartzite
Hydrothermal Quartz or Quartzite (SiO2)
Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Likely weathered fossil shell or fossiliferous limestone
Indeterminate molluscan fossil, possibly a bivalve or brachiopod preserved in carbonate rock
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide); NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Weathered Sandstone or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Graphite
Carbon (C)
Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Granite (weathered cobble)
Granite
Quartzite in Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Tiger's Eye (likely variant or dark tumble)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Diorite or Granodiorite Pebble
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Granite Cobble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)
Basalt, predominantly calcium-rich plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine; vesicular texture from gas bubbles
Likely quartz cluster with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions
Quartz Pebble (Tumbled / Beach Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Infinite Stone
Serpentine with Chrysotile (Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Weathered porphyritic basalt
Basalt, likely plagioclase-phyric basalt; primarily a fine-grained aggregate of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron-titanium oxides
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (primarily SiO2)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)