Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Category
Browse mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Basalt (Weathered River Pebble)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Biotite / Black Mica
Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Black Star Diopside
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) with asterism
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite or Granitic Gneiss
Granitoid / Gneiss
Pyrite Nodule
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite / Hematite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Migmatite
Migmatite (Mixed Rock)
Sapphire (Corundum variety)
Sapphire (Al₂O₃)
Garnet-Bearing Gneiss
Almandine-Garnet Gneiss
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)