Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartz (Milky and Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with trace elements of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Blue Tiger's Eye
Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Granite / Gneiss Complex
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) or High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Almandine Garnet in Schist Matrix
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride - NaCl)
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)