Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral in metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)
Epidotized Metasomatite
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock (often Schist or Basalt)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock
Gneiss
Gneiss
Milky Quartz (Carved Star Beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Banded Gneiss
Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz vein in Schist
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartzite Cobble / Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite / Quartz
Jasper and Epidote in Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing microcrystalline quartz, epidote, and jasper
Banded mica schist
Mica schist, chiefly muscovite/biotite with quartz and feldspar
Milky Quartz in Gneiss
Quartzite / Foliated Gneiss containing SiO2
Green Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Epidote (Greenstone)
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist with Quartz
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite with Quartz)
Banded Gneiss / Metamorphic River Pebble
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)