Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic rock (primarily composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Cobaltoan Calcite / Pink Dolomite (Possible)
Cobaltoan Calcite: (Ca,Co)CO3; Pink Dolomite (or Thulite): CaMg(CO3)2 or Mn-Dolomite / (Thulite: Mn2+3Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Amazonite
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities and natural radiation influence)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper (SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Rhodochrosite in Quartz
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prase Quartz on Feldspar
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hedenbergite inclusions on Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite with Chlorite staining
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Chlorite inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Milky Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron-Stained)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Vesicular Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infill
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite