Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse mineral pseudomorph specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Gneiss
Gneiss
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Talc Schist / Soapstone
Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection
Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite with Pyrite
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment)
Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)
Weathered, quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss)
Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss, with surface lichens and iron-oxide staining
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble)
Quartz Arenite Sandstone
Blue-green raw mineral specimen, likely apatite
Fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F (probable; visual identification only)
Proustite
Proustite (Ag3AsS3)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Pegmatite (Feldspar and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 / SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxides)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Selenite (variety of Gypsum)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Nodule
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greenstone / Metabasalt
Chlorite schist or Epidiorite
Greenstone
Protolith: Basaltic rock
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)