Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Category
Browse mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
Sapphire (Blue)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Hematite
Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Garnet inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Black Star Diopside
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) with Magnetite inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss
Orthoclase Feldspar (Salmon variety)
Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Biotite Mica in Host Rock
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite (Cube variety)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Gneiss
Gneiss
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate (Mg,Fe)2Al4Si5O18
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Ruby Zoisite
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + Al2O3:Cr)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)