Schist
Mica Schist
Category
Browse mineral (metamorphic pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist
Mica Schist
Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Quartz (Raw and Water-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore in Quartz/Schist
Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide-bearing Schist
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Multiple species, likely quartz (SiO₂), calcite (CaCO₃), feldspar, chert, and assorted volcanic/sedimentary rocks
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz chunk
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8 series)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Aquamarine (Pendant) and Jasper (Beads)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Limonite host rock
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banding
Gold Ore in Quartz
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Auriferous Quartz or Pyritic Ore
Iron Pyrite (FeS2) or Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartzite (with mineral vein)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)