Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks
Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
K2 stone (azurite–granite)
Biotite granite hosting blue azurite (Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂), often with malachite and quartz
Schist
Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and/or Biotite Schist)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly garnet schist or mica schist
Foliated metamorphic rock; likely mica schist with iron oxides and quartz, but exact identification is uncertain from the image
Pink feldspar-bearing granite or pegmatitic rock
Granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), plagioclase, and dark mica/amphibole; pink areas may be K-feldspar or garnet.
Likely dark rounded pebbles
Indeterminate; possibly basalt or a dark mafic mineral such as hornblende/biotite
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly goethite-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely goethite or limonite
Bauxite
Aluminum ore (mixture of gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Moonstone (Green Moonstone / Garnierite)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Garnierite
Chrysotile Asbestos
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine-group minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black tourmaline-bearing pegmatite or schorl-rich metamorphic rock
Schorl tourmaline, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, with quartz/feldspar and iron-oxide matrix
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica
Schist
Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Turquoise (Rough Specimens)
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Schist
Mica Schist
Agate (specifically a small Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Sardagate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony
Polished ocean jasper / orbicular jasper (probable)
Silica-rich chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with iron oxides and altered volcanic inclusions
Weathered iron-rich rock (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite: hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite (FeO(OH)) and hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate or Water-line Agate)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety