Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
Browse metamorphic (localized) or sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Tumbled)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
SiO2
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate
SiO2 (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Pink / Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite, Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Zoisite with Rubellite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende (Anyolite)
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate with Corundum) Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Weathered mica-rich rock fragment
Likely mica schist or phyllite; identification is uncertain from the image alone
Mica Schist
Schist (Mica-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet schist or amphibolite
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) in mica- or amphibole-rich matrix
Quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Magnetite Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Weathered iron-rich metamorphic rock (probable amphibolite or schist fragment)
Likely hornblende–plagioclase amphibolite with biotite/chlorite alteration; exact identification requires testing
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous limestone fragment
Calcitic limestone; mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly with shell or coral debris
Quartz Veined Mudstone
Metasedimentary rock with Quartz (SiO2) veins