Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral in metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartzite Pebbler
Quartzite (SiO2)
River Cobble (Quartzite)
Meta-orthoquartzite
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.
Red Quartzite Slipper Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Mica Schist (with Golden/Biotite inclusions)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 (Biotite), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 (Muscovite)
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite consisting of Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), and Quartz SiO2)
Jasper with Epidote Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Serpentine (Nephrite-like Serpentine)
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Serpentine
Antigorite / Lizardite / Chrysotile mix; (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
River Rock (Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
River Pebble (Quartzite/Chert)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic minerals
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30