Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic (low grade) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-rich Fuchsite mica inclusions
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Garnet
Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with chromium/vanadium traces
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Quartz Crystal Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Shale
Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (with Muscovite)
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Schist (Oxidized)
Mica Schist with Iron Oxide staining
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)