Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Amethyst Quartz (Amethyst Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Red Jasper (Skull Carving)
Jasper, a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Jasper (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Grey River Pebble (Likely Quartz-rich or Limestone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (typically SiO2 or CaCO3 based)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz grains)
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (variously known as Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Rock Crystal Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Manganese inclusions
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or River Rock)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable mineralogy, often quartz-feldspar base)
Red Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2 variety)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Banded Agate)
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)