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Browse mineral and metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)

Quartzite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Orange Quartzite (Tumbled Beach Pebble) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (Tumbled Beach Pebble)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic rock

Quartzite

Quartzite

Metamorphic rock
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase) (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

metamorphic
Rhodonite (Rhodonite (MnSiO3)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (MnSiO3)

mineral
Quartzite (River Stone) (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Stone)

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

metamorphic
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite for green)) — Metamorphic Rock / Mineral (Quartz Variety)

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite for green)

Metamorphic Rock / Mineral (Quartz Variety)
Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite

metamorphic
Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Blue Apatite (Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

mineral
Ruby in Kyanite (Corundum in Disthene (Al2SiO5 + Al2O3)) — metamorphic

Ruby in Kyanite

Corundum in Disthene (Al2SiO5 + Al2O3)

metamorphic
Magnetite-rich Iron Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite-rich Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

mineral
Greenstone / Greenschist (Chlorite schist / Epidiorite) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Greenschist

Chlorite schist / Epidiorite

metamorphic
Greenschist / Migmatite (Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)) — metamorphic

Greenschist / Migmatite

Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)

metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli (Lapis lazuli (complex rock composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli (complex rock composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)

metamorphic
Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)

sedimentary
Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Crystal (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz Crystal

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite) coating

sedimentary
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

mineral
Rhodonite (Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

mineral
Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

mineral
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Sandstone Cobble (Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble

Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)

sedimentary
Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

mineral
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone

mineral
Quartzite (Beach Pebble) (Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Beach Pebble)

Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

metamorphic
Malachite (Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2)) — mineral

Malachite

Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2)

mineral
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins (Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins

Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)

igneous
Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Metamorphic
Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

metamorphic
Quartzite with Hematite staining (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Hematite staining

Quartzite (SiO2)

metamorphic