Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for both nephrite and jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Green Aventurine in Host Rock
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Garnet-Mica Schist
Schist (variety with Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Schist
Schist
Granodiorite (Gneissic Pebble)
Granodiorite displaying minor foliation
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Pink Quartzite (Water-worn)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group Minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite)
Quartzite (River-worn pebble)
Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Shungite (Noble/Type II)
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)
Inspirational River Stone (Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (Quartzite) with SiO2 composition