Schist
Schist
Category
Browse mineralized fossil specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Schist
Schist
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)
Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Schist
Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper silicate - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus)
Otodus sp. (calcium phosphate/hydroxylellite)
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality)
Olivine Group (Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite and Fluorite on Quartz (Matrix Specimen)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Greenschist
Chlorite Schist
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Indigo Gabbro
Gabbro (MaFIC intrusive rock)
Quartz (Fieldstone/Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspathic Gneiss (Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Desert Rose (Gypsum/Baryte)
Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz Geode with Goethite/Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Fire Opal in Host Rock
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Malachite with Chrysocolla
Copper carbonate hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2) and Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz (Herkimer-style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt)
Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)