Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
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Browse metamorphic rock (specifically a rock composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (from German Gneis, related to 'spark')
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous biomicrite / Bioclastic limestone
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Mica Schist with Iron Staining
Mica Schist
Schist (with Iron Oxide)
Mica Schist
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper / Feldspathic Igneous Rock
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite metamorphic rock)
Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)