Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
metamorphic
Category
Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host
Browse mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unakite
Unakitized granodiorite / Quartz-Epidote-Feldspar rock
metamorphic
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
sedimentary
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
sedimentary
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Agate
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Mineral
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sodalite
Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
mineral
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
mineral
Peach Moonstone (Orange/Peach Feldspar)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
mineral
Tourmaline (Multi-colored)
Complex Borosilicate (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al,Fe)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
metamorphic
Moonstone
Orthoclase and Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
mineral
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
metamorphic
Quartzite with Dark Mineral Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with accessory minerals
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Mineral/Rock
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
mineral
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
mineral
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Quartzite
Hydrothermal Quartz or Quartzite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Citrine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
mineral