Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Garnet-Mica Schist
Schist (variety with Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF₂)
Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite
SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety with hematite or goethite inclusions) Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Gneiss
High-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)