Schist
Mica Schist
Category
Browse mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist
Mica Schist
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
Pink Halite (Himalayan Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz with Hematite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Gold Quartz (Auriferous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Gold (Au) and Iron Oxides
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Bismuth
Native Bismuth (Bi)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Dyed Howlite (often sold as 'Turquenite')
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C) - Native Element
Schist
Schist (variety likely Mica Schist)
Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Martapura/Borneo Diamond)
Carbon (C) - Diamond
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)