Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
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Browse metamorphic (pseudo igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Mixed Mineral Collection
Multi-mineral Assemblage (Quartz, Jasper, Obsidian, Pyrite, etc.)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Pyrite in Matrix (Gold-colored Chalcopyrite or Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Basalt / Lave Stone or Gneiss Pebble
Igneous/Metamorphic banded pebble
Banded Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron impurities)
Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet schist or amphibolite
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) in mica- or amphibole-rich matrix
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Biotite / Black Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Blue Sapphire (in a faceted jewelry setting)
Corundum (Al2O3) with trace Iron and Titanium
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Magnetite-rich ironstone (probable magnetite ore)
Magnetite, Fe₃O₄, likely in a fine-grained ironstone matrix
Small quartz-rich pebble or rock fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or host-rock inclusions