Unakite
Epidotized Granite
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Browse metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist (Diamond Drill Core)
Mica Schist
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Green Quartzite (River Stone)
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with Chromium-rich inclusions (Fuchsite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily clay minerals and micas)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)
Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)
Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Fuchsite Schist
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Yellow Aventurine (or Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)