Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral in metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneissic River Cobble
Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)
Tumbled Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium traces)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Veins
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss and Siltstone River Stones
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Mica Schist
Metamorphic rock dominated by micas (muscovite, biotite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Matrix / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Quartz-rich rock with chlorite/epidote vein
Milky quartz with green chlorite or epidote; exact identification requires testing
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shungite (or Black Onyx / Obsidian)
Amorphous Carbon (Shungite) / SiO2 (Onyx/Obsidian)
Weathered brown mineralized rock
Likely iron-stained quartzite or quartz-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Biotite Schist
Schist (Biotite-dominated)
Gray Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)