Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic rock (specifically a rock composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper or Flint variant)
Chert (composed of microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (commonly mistaken for Slag)
Scoriaceous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene minerals)
Red Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Quartzite (specifically a river-worn pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper (Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH))
Granite Pebble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende and Ruby (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)