Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral (pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite (SiO2 + FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss (with iron staining)
Gneiss
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Granite (Dioritic variant)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing rock)
Copper-bearing rock with secondary copper minerals
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class) fossil
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Turquoise
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Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Hematite (Botryoidal / Kidney Ore)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Limonite with Ironstone
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Turquoise (with Hematite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 staining)
Polished serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and/or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix)
Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)