Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse sedimentary or igneous associated mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Galena with Pyrite
Lead Sulfide (PbS) associated with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Gneiss / Metamorphic River Pebble
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Granite with Pyrite or Mica
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6(Fe2+,Mn2+)3Zr3(Si,Nb)Si25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gneiss
Banded Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Geode
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) in carbonate or volcanic host rock
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Gneiss
Gneiss
Dark metamorphic rock, likely biotite schist or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite metamorphic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed mainly of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, and albite)
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite, Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar with Dark Minerals)
Igneous Pegmatite
Banded Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Chromite
Chromite (FeCr2O4)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)