Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic or igneous (context dependent) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (potentially Dumortierite-included)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz Sand Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Schist
Schist
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mica (Lepidolite or Muscovite)
Phyllosilicate mineral (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 for Muscovite)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mix including Lazurite, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Tectosilicate (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Epidote
Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Igneous Rock
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartz with Actinolite or Tourmaline inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 or Tourmaline group inclusions