Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (specifically a rock composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar rock)
Unakite
Unakite; epidote–pink feldspar–quartz rock
Chrysotile Asbestos
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Sandstone (specifically Picture Sandstone or Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz)
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)
Sandstone
Arenite
Weathered iron-stained quartzite or sandstone cobble
Quartzite (quartz-rich rock), possibly ferruginous sandstone
Greenstone
Metabasalt (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Pebble (river rock/beach pebble)
Pebble (clast size class)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite (primary mineral component), (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Gneiss (specifically Epidote-Quartz Gneiss)
Gneiss containing Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) and Quartz (SiO2)
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals based on (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Micaceous/Feldspathic variant)
Arenite (specifically subarkose or lithic arenite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich)
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)