Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-actinolite series (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Category
Mineral (Found In Igneous And Metamorphic Rocks)
Browse mineral (found in igneous and metamorphic rocks) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
metamorphic
Serpentine with Quartz Vein
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4 with SiO2 veins
metamorphic
Epidote in Matrix (likely Amphibolite or Gneiss)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Metamorphic Matrix
metamorphic
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
metamorphic
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide - NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
mineral
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Talc (Soapstone variety)
Talc (Hydrated magnesium silicate) - Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
mineral
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
mineral
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
igneous
Kyanite (Green and Blue varieties)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
mineral
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) variety
Mineral
Chlorite Included Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Li)6AlSi3O10(OH)8
mineral
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
metamorphic
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
igneous
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + (Hb, Al, Cr)2O3)
metamorphic
Tourmaline
Complex Borosilicate - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Elbaite species)
mineral
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Al2O3:Cr)
metamorphic
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
metamorphic
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Mineral
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
mineral