Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary (with staining) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Ruby in Kyanite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartz with Mica (Schist/Pegmatite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Green Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine (Nephrite-like Serpentine)
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)
Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Greenschist
Greenschist (comprising Actinolite, Chlorite, and Epidote)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite (or Epidote-rich Granite)
Unakite (composed of Epidote {Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)}, Pink Orthoclase Feldspar {KAlSi3O8}, and Quartz {SiO2})
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Tiger's Eye (Golden)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (likely Hawk's Eye variant)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)