Tumbled garnet-bearing metamorphic rock (probable garnet schist)
Garnet schist; chiefly quartz, mica, feldspar, and almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled garnet-bearing metamorphic rock (probable garnet schist)
Garnet schist; chiefly quartz, mica, feldspar, and almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Orange carnelian (possibly dyed agate) pendant
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Tumbled orange carnelian (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other impurities
Reddish-brown crystalline rock, possibly weathered granite or garnet-bearing schist
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica rock with iron oxides, potentially garnet-bearing
Schist (specifically Mica Schist)
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Biotite)
Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and possible almandine garnet
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Tumbled agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely mossy or dendritic agate with iron-oxide inclusions
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely a small tumbled stone
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Red jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), iron-oxide-rich variety
Tumbled Black Stone
Unknown, possibly Obsidian, Onyx, or Tourmaline
Tumbled jasper (likely picture/brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Red jasper (possible polished or dyed stone)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished banded agate
Banded chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled carnelian and related stones
Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; the dark central piece may be hematite- or jasper-rich material
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Polished jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and possible breccia fragments
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite
Red jasper (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), often chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Red jasper (possible polished jasper pebble)
Jasper, an opaque variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Polished jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
K2 granite (K2 stone)
Granite composed mainly of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar, quartz, and biotite or hornblende
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; reddish chalcedony colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled brown agate (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Tumbled orange chalcedony (probable carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; reddish-orange variety commonly called carnelian