Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
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Browse metamorphic or igneous (context dependent) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Garnet Gneiss
Garnetiferous quartzo-feldspathic gneiss
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Gneissic Schist
Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)
Gneiss and Igneous Rock Collection
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss) / Igneous Rocks
Almandine Garnet
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Pyrope Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3) in Schist or Eclogite matrix
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss)
Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Rough Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rough Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Migmatite
Migmatite (Mixed metamorphic-igneous rock)
Banded Basalt / Lave Stone or Gneiss Pebble
Igneous/Metamorphic banded pebble
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained milky quartz or quartzite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate, CaSiO3
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (SiO2)