Rocks and minerals

This is a gallery of the various rocks and minerals I have found in the field during geological fieldwork or during holidays.
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Basalt bomb from Mt Etna
Calcite
Dacite
Folded marble
Dolerite
Eclogite
Folded schist
Garnet mica-schist
Garnet mica-schist
Garnets
Gneiss
Gypsum deposits
Gypsum
Hematite
Hornfels
Meta amphibolite
Muscovite
Pegmatite
Pyrite
Serpentinite / crysotile
Specularite
White quartz
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Basalt bomb from Mt Etna

Calcite

Dacite

Folded marble

Dolerite

Eclogite

Folded schist

Garnet mica-schist

Garnet mica-schist

Garnets

Gneiss

Gypsum deposits

Gypsum

Hematite

Hornfels

Meta amphibolite

Muscovite

Pegmatite

Pyrite

Serpentinite / crysotile

Specularite

White quartz