Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)
Category
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Moonstone (Tumbled)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodalite)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium traces), Al2O3:Cr
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Gneiss
Gneiss
Magnetite with Pyrite or Chalcopyrite inclusions
Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Pyrite (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)