Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Gneiss
Feldspathic biotite gneiss; a high-grade metamorphic rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite, olivine, and pyroxene remnants
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Garnet and Quartz
Pyrope or Almandine (Red Garnets) and Quartz (Center Stone)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Polished blue-green stone, likely serpentine or chrysocolla-bearing rock
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; exact identification requires testing
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Greenstone / serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite and talc
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Black Star Diopside
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) with asterism
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Greenstone / River Siltstone
Metasedimentary Greenstone (Chlorite-rich Siltstone)
Banded gneiss, probably granitic gneiss
Foliated gneiss composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar—orthoclase/microcline and plagioclase—and dark mica, commonly biotite K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
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+)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Felsic Polycrystalline Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sunstone / Peach Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (Polymetamorphic Quartz-Feldspar-Mica rock)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss