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Marble

Browse marble specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Marble

Cipollino Marble

Cipollino Marble

Parian Marble

Carrara Marble

Pentelic Marble

Ruin Marble

Onyx Marble

Green Marble

Picasso Jasper

Migmatite

Crinoidal Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Serpentinite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sodalite in Feldspar Matrix (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite in Feldspar Matrix

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Terrazzo (Man-made Composite) (Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite) — sedimentary (artificial)

Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)

Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite

sedimentary (artificial)

White Calcite (Dogtooth Spar or Crystalline Calcite) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

White Calcite (Dogtooth Spar or Crystalline Calcite)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment) — sedimentary

Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment

Ruby (Corundum) (Aluminium oxide with chromium (Al₂O₃:Cr)) — gemstone

Ruby (Corundum)

Aluminium oxide with chromium (Al₂O₃:Cr)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Ruby (faceted gemstone) (Corundum (Al2O3 with Cr impurities)) — gemstone

Ruby (faceted gemstone)

Corundum (Al2O3 with Cr impurities)

Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Calcite on Matrix (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite on Matrix

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Terrazzo flooring containing marble aggregate (Marble (recrystallized calcite, CaCO₃) aggregate in cementitious terrazzo) — metamorphic

Terrazzo flooring containing marble aggregate

Marble (recrystallized calcite, CaCO₃) aggregate in cementitious terrazzo

Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Light-colored tumbled stone, likely quartzite or marble (Quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or calcitic marble (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image) — metamorphic

Light-colored tumbled stone, likely quartzite or marble

Quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or calcitic marble (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image

White quartz-rich stone (possibly marble) (Likely calcite marble (recrystallized CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image) — metamorphic

White quartz-rich stone (possibly marble)

Likely calcite marble (recrystallized CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon) (Lazurite-rich rock (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)

Lazurite-rich rock (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Lapis Lazuli (Fragment) (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Fragment)

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock

White pebble, possibly milky quartz (Unidentified white pebble; milky quartz (SiO₂) is a possible identification) — mineral

White pebble, possibly milky quartz

Unidentified white pebble; milky quartz (SiO₂) is a possible identification

Quartzite Countertop (Quartzite (SiO2 dominated)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Countertop

Quartzite (SiO2 dominated)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Engineer Quartz/Quartzite (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with binders)) — Sedimentary or metamorphic-derived

Engineer Quartz/Quartzite

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with binders)

Sedimentary or metamorphic-derived

Honey Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

Planet Earth (Gaia (Silicate Terrestrial Planet)) — metamorphic

Planet Earth

Gaia (Silicate Terrestrial Planet)

Banded Calcite (Tumbled) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Banded Calcite (Tumbled)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Calcite fragment (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), possibly weathered limestone) — mineral

Calcite fragment

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), possibly weathered limestone

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)

Diorite (Spotted) (Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite (Spotted)

Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)

Serpentine (Serpentine-group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentine-group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

White calcite fragment (likely limestone or marble) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); exact host rock is uncertain from the image) — mineral

White calcite fragment (likely limestone or marble)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); exact host rock is uncertain from the image

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Optical Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

White limestone (Calcite-dominated carbonate rock (CaCO₃), possibly chalky limestone) — sedimentary

White limestone

Calcite-dominated carbonate rock (CaCO₃), possibly chalky limestone

Black-and-white veined stone, likely marble or calcite-veined metamorphic rock (Probable calcite marble: predominantly recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃) with dark graphite-, mica-, or amphibole-rich minerals) — metamorphic

Black-and-white veined stone, likely marble or calcite-veined metamorphic rock

Probable calcite marble: predominantly recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃) with dark graphite-, mica-, or amphibole-rich minerals