Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
White Howlite
Howlite (Hydrated calcium borosilicate, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fossil
Proboscidea tooth (Mammuthus or Mammut)
Desert Rose
Gypsum rosette (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite rosette (BaSO4)
Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Conglomerate (River Rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Chalcopyrite (or Pyrite Ore)
CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt with vesicular texture
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite / Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrated iron oxide impurities
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Desert Rose (Barite Rose / Gypsum Rose)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)
Smoky Quartz with Axinite
SiO2 (Quartz) with (Ca,Mn,Fe,Mg)3Al2BSi4O15(OH) (Axinite)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Crystalline Quartz
Carnelian
Carnelian Agate (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Common Opal (Potch)
Opal (Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Limonite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)