Gneiss
Gneiss
Category
Browse sedimentary or igneous associated mineral specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular felsic extrusive igneous rock)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Basalt with Chert or Jasper Inclusion
Igneous basalt / sedimentary chert nodule
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-bearing gneiss)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica/amphibole aggregate
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert / Lake Superior Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Jasper with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Banded Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz)
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Banded Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartzite or quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Chert (and associated river cobbles)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
Quartz (Tumbled Peach/Pink Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite - Lithium-rich Mica)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (SiO2 with Hematite inclusions)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore with Chalcocite
Copper sulfide (Cu2S) with associated copper-bearing minerals
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Glacial Granite with Epidote
Granite featuring Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))