Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (primarily composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene minerals)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Sandstone
Arenite
Eclogite
Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Green Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Iron Oxide)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Gneissic Schist
Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Fuchsite Gneiss or Schist
Muscovite (variety Fuchsite) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3-rich)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Dragon Stone
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock (Ohko Stone)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)