Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Quartz with Schorl inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (Black Tourmaline)
Banded Quartzite with Epidote and Iron Oxides
Metasedimentary Quartzite (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (often Granite or Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within host matrix
Gneiss
Gneiss
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition: Muscovite, Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions, SiO2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyritic Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss with Pyrite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)