Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral (metamorphic pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gold Mineral
Native Gold (Au)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (in matrix)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Ruby (faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium traces)
Corundum (Sapphire and Ruby)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grey Marble
Recrystallized Calcite-rich Limestone
Limonite-stained Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (often Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase Feldspar KAlSi3O8 / Albite NaAlSi3O8
Citrine Quartz (Raw)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite (Green Quartzite)
Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartzite
Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering
Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica
Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)
Epidote in Quartz
SiO2 with Ca2Al2(Fe3+,Al)(SiO4)3(OH)
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)