Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Agate (specifically, a slice of a Blue Lace or Chalcedony Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Highly Metamorphosed Coal)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Jade (Jadeite/Nephrite)
NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite) / Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Nephrite)
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable composition, typically SiO2 rich)
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Metamorphic shale (varied composition)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Slate with Quartz
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with SiO2 inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Banded Agate (with possible Chalcedony layers)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Yellow Diamond (Faceted)
Diamond (C - Pure Carbon)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)
Schist
Mica Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)