Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Category
Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host
Browse mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Mineral
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Mica Schist
metamorphic
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Garnet in Quartz Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
metamorphic
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Amethyst variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of iron, manganese, or titanium)
mineral
Chalcedony (specifically Blue Chalcedony or Common Opal variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
igneous
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
mineral
Mica Schist with Quartz
Mica-Quartz Schist (Muscovite subclass)
metamorphic
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
mineral
Gneiss
Gneiss
metamorphic
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Schist/Quartz Matrix
metamorphic
Specular Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral