Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (composed of multiple minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Sandstone (clastic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions)
Unakite
Unakitized granodiorite / Quartz-Epidote-Feldspar rock
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, along with Calcite and Pyrite)
Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)
Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granite)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-oxide inclusions (SiO2 primarily)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Chert (varietal: Flint Pitted Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidote-Feldspar-Quartz Rock
Raw Diamond
Carbon (C)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Polymetamorphic Granitic Gneiss)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Granite
Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Sandstone
Arenite (often composed of Quartz, SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily clay minerals and micas)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chromium-rich mica or chlorite inclusions)