Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Jasper (specifically Brecciated or Agated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony with impurities
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
Schist
Mica Schist
Jasper (specifically Fancy or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon or Carcharias fossil (Vertebrate Fossil)
Fossilized Shark Tooth in Matrix
Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Amethyst (specifically Chevron Amethyst or Dream Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Schist with Garnet inclusions
Garnet-mica-schist
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Lake Superior style Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral species)
Picture Jasper (specifically Biggs or Deschutes variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Garnet)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group
Quartz (specifically Milky/White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Black Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Tanzanite (Blue Zoisite)
Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) + (V) - Vanadium-bearing Zoisite
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Rough Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Ferric Iron impurities
Schist with Quartz/Mica
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Schist
Mica Schist
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Fossilized Crinoid Stem
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Agate (specifically, likely a geode slice or nodule)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, with chemical formula SiO2)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Tourmalinated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl inclusions (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)