Raw Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
Browse metamorphic (pseudo igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Raw Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline)
KAlSi3O8
Pebble Gravel Mix (Quartzite, Basalt, Chert)
Alluvial River Gravel / Aggregate Clasts
Rough Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18