Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Category
Browse mineral in metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Goethite-Hematite rich weathered rock (Fe-hydroxides)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist with Pyrite and Quartz
Metamorphic Rock (Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline / Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2 containing Fuchsite chrome mica)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)