Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (composed of multiple minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Garnet in Schist (Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (group of hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicates)
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Slate
Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite or Granitic Gneiss
Granitoid / Gneiss
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (with garnet granules)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 inclusions)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock
Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone