Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
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Browse metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gray Slate Pebble
Slate (metamorphosed mudstone/shale)
Unakite / Feldspar Veined Metamorphic Pebble
Metamorphic Rock with K-Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite with Mica / Gneiss Pebble
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica aggregate)
Quartz-bearing granitic pegmatite (probable)
Mostly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and mica; exact minerals uncertain from one image
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss)
Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss and Igneous Rock Collection
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss) / Igneous Rocks
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenstone (low-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Gneiss (with Granite/Pegmatite Vein)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss)
Gneiss (Green Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Likely basalt (possibly weathered volcanic rock)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and iron oxides
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Likely weathered basalt or dark metamorphic rock
Fine-grained mafic rock, probably basalt (plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
River Pebble (Quartzite / Sandstone)
SiO2 (Quartz-rich sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Greenschist / Serpentinite
Metamorphic rock rich in chlorite/actinolite/serpentine
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Tumbled green-and-white stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and carbonate veins
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic rock primarily composed of SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz)
Mica Schist
Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite mica)
Quartzite (with inclusions)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) rich Metamorphic Rock
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Rock (mainly Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Banded Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)