Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone with Black Tourmaline (Arfvedsonite)
Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with Schorl Na(Fe3+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Fossiliferous Shale or Slate with Plant Fossils
Fossil-bearing argillaceous rock
Epidote
Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rough Emerald/Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace amounts of Chromium or Vanadium
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-Albite-Epidote Schist)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Greenstone (Epidosite)
Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Nuummite
Orthorhombic amphibole (Gedrite and Anthophyllite mixture) - (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
Greenstone
Metabasalt
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of actinolite, chlorite, and epidote)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide - NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite with Gneissic Banding
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with mafic mineral inclusions
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Low-grade metamorphic carbonaceous rock
Slate with Iron Staining
Low-grade Metamorphic Mudstone (Slate)
Rough Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Gold and Silver (Metal Components of an Antique Pocket Watch)
Native Gold (Au) and Native Silver (Ag)
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, epidote, actinolite)