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)
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Greenstone
Greenschist (containing chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Red Quartzite (Tumbled Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite inclusions)
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Banded Chert (Ironstone type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite (polished/tumbled)
Unakite, a hydrothermally altered granite composed mainly of epidote, pink potassium feldspar (orthoclase/microcline), and quartz
Milky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Greenstone
Greenschist facies metabasite
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety with hematite or goethite inclusions) Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Polished serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and/or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Yellow Aventurine
Silica (SiO2) with inclusions
Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Sedimentary Clast (Silicon Dioxide dominant)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Shale
Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Sodalite
Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2]