Milky Quartz with Chlorite / Mica inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
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Browse mineral (metamorphic pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky Quartz with Chlorite / Mica inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Quartz-veined Granite or Gneiss Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock fragment
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Tumbled greenstone/chlorite-rich pebble
Likely chlorite-rich greenschist or altered basalt; exact identification requires testing
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica with dark biotite/amphibole bands
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Black Marble with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Limestone (Recrystallized CaCO3)
Banded Quartzite
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Quartzite with Differential Weathering
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Rose Quartzite)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Rutilated Quartz (with Garnet pendant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Mica Schist (FeS2 containing)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Milky/Clear Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky to Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored)
Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Biotite Mica
K(Mg, Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Feldspathic biotite gneiss; a high-grade metamorphic rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Greenish Feldspathic Rock / Epidote Granite (Unakite-type or Epidote-bearing rock)
Epidotized Metamorphic/Igneous Rock
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)