Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Category
Browse mineral (metamorphic pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke or Chlorite Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Schist)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Blue Apatite
Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate, CaSiO3
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica)
Gneiss
Banded Serpentine
Serpentine group (subgroup Lizardite or Antigorite) - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Bornite
Cu5FeS4
Ruby in Fuchsite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Granite Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Slate
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich gneiss
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; commonly containing biotite and muscovite
Quartz Crystal (Citrine / Golden Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite) / Actinolite
Tourmaline group: Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 / Actinolite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Quartzite with Epidote Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone with Hydrothermal Vein
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Schist
Schist (metamorphic rock)
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly amphibolite-bearing
Greenstone Pebble
Metabasalt / Greenstone
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Orthoclase / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)