Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
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Browse metamorphic rock (composed of multiple minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Magnetite with Quartz
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Soapstone (Talc-Schist)
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum and Zoisite)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group Minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (likely Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Quartz with Chlorite or Hornblende inclusions
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate or amphibole inclusions
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Granodiorite (Weathered)
Granodiorite
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite (Gold/Tan River Cobble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of crystalline SiO2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Muscovite mica
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Mineral and Rock Collection (Assorted)
Mixed collection including Quartz (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities), Rose Quartz, and Aventurine
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Granite (Background) and Quartzite/River Pebble (Foreground Heart)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite background)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Stromatolite
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (composed predominantly of CaCO3)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and plagioclase)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)