Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Chalcedony (Common Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite
Granodiorite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (intermediate composition)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Limonite with Quartz (Gossan)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (SiO2)
Talc
Talc (Hydrated magnesium silicate, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Vesicular Basalt (or Porphyritic Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Raw Pink Salt (Himalayan Salt)
Halite (NaCl with trace minerals)
Himalayan Pink Salt
Halite (NaCl) with trace minerals
Himalayan Pink Salt
Halite (NaCl) with trace minerals
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace minerals
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Limonite pseudomorph after pyrite
Goethite / Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite (Fe3+O(OH) replacing FeS2)
Goethite (Iron Ore)
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Cinnabar
Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Diorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Generic Rock Fragment
Rock Fragment
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ferruginous Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Turquoise (possible Dyed Magnesite/Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)