Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Moonstone (with Tourmaline/Mica)
Orthoclase/Albite Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
Citrine Quartz carving
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Polished Rhodonite Obelisk
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Gray/Brown)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Lazulite
Magnesium Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (NaAlSi2O6 or Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite