Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
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Browse metamorphic or sedimentary (with staining) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
Mica Schist
Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and manganese inclusions
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite micas)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite)
Greenstone
Greenschist (commonly containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Lepidolite in Quartz (Obelisk)
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite)
Quartzite with Mica schist fragment
Quartzite (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Quartzite with Garnet
Garnetiferous Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium impurities)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite Pebble
Meta-quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Epidotite (Unakite variety)
Epidotized Granite (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mixture)
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodalite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Sunstone with Black Tourmaline (Arfvedsonite)
Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with Schorl Na(Fe3+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + (Hb, Al, Cr)2O3)
Quartzite (Pebble)
Quartzite