Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Category
Browse mineral, often found in metamorphic rocks but also in sedimentary and igneous rocks specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe2+)_{3}Al_{6} (BO_{3})_{3} (Si_{6}O_{18})(OH)_{4})
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Elbaite (Tourmaline group) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz River Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)