Ironstone (with possible Hematite/Limonite coating)
Ironstone (Fe-rich sedimentary rock)
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Browse metamorphic rock (specifically a rock composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ironstone (with possible Hematite/Limonite coating)
Ironstone (Fe-rich sedimentary rock)
Granite (specifically Red Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High in Alkali Feldspar and Quartz)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Serpentine (Nephrite-like Serpentine)
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Serpentine
Antigorite / Lizardite / Chrysotile mix; (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Chert)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Malachite Coating on Host Rock
Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Copper-bearing Quartz (with Malachite and Iron Oxides)
Quartz (SiO2) with Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2) and Hematite/Limonite (Fe2O3)
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert (and Flint variant)
Chert (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Puddingstone (Jasper Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (specific type: Jasper Conglomerate or Hertfordshire Puddingstone)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion
Diorite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Granite
Course-grained intrusive igneous rock
Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)
Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor impurities)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ruby in Fuchsite (often confused with Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Jasper
Jasper (variety of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)