Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse metamorphic or sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Muscovite Schist
Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Biotite Schist with Garnet
Garnet-Biotite Schist
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)
River Stone (River Pebble)
River Stone (Composition: primarily Quartzite, Chalcedony, and silicate minerals)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Quartz-Feldspathic Gneiss
Mica Schist (with Garnet)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)