Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
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Browse metamorphic rock (primarily composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Sandstone (with minor weathering/pitting)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Pearl
Nacre (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (intermediate composition)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Dalmatian Jasper (or Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (A peralkaline felsite composed of feldspar, quartz, and sodic amphibole)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Granite Cobble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Schist (specifically Mica Schist)
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Biotite)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock)
Red Sandstone (Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Arkose)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Complex silicate composition)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock (primarily SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxides)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica)
Eclogite (retrograded)
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (not a true Jasper, primarily a Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite gneiss)