Amethyst and Ruby in Zoisite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Anyolite (Zoisite-Hornblende-Ruby mix)
mineral and metamorphic rock
Category
Mineral In Metamorphic Rock
Browse mineral in metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Raw Emerald in Schist Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) in Mica Schist
Mineral in Metamorphic Rock
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Mineral/Rock
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
mineral
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Igneous
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
metamorphic
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
metamorphic
Amphibolite
Amphibolite
metamorphic
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
metamorphic
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
mineral
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
metamorphic
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
metamorphic
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
mineral
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum Boro-silicate included in Quartz)
mineral
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
metamorphic
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
mineral
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
metamorphic
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
mineral
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mineral
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
metamorphic
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
igneous
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Sedimentary or Metamorphic
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
metamorphic
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
metamorphic
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Mineral
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mineral
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Schist
Schist (metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
metamorphic
Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
metamorphic