Quartz with Schorl inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (Black Tourmaline)
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary depending on local grade specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz with Schorl inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (Black Tourmaline)
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Garnet
Almandine-Pyrope group, X3Y2(SiO4)3
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Granite cobble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Schist
Mica Schist
Gray Slate River Stone
Slate
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with iron impurities
Native Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartzite Pebbler
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone or Mudstone with Iron Staining
Ferruginous Sandstone/Mudstone
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum borate silicate)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist facies)
Greenstone (Metabalt)
Chlorite schist / Altered Basalt
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Slate
Slate
Schist
Mica Schist
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Nuummite
Antophyllite-Gedrite Orthoamphibole (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Celadonite in Basalt (Green Earth)
Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
Epidote in Quartz
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in Milky Quartz (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)