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Metamorphic (Altered Igneous Rock)

Browse metamorphic (altered igneous rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz / Quartz Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Quartz Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt with Quartz Veins (Basalt (complex silicate) with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Veins

Basalt (complex silicate) with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions

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

Serpentinite

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

Carnelian (Red Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide impurities

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions (Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Limonite/Hematite) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions

Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impure Limonite/Hematite

Amethyst (Quartz variety; chemical formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with Fe³⁺ impurities) — Mineral

Amethyst

Quartz variety; chemical formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with Fe³⁺ impurities

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl) (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline (Schorl)

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Almandine Garnet & Tumbled Citrine Quartz (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Garnet) and SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet & Tumbled Citrine Quartz

Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Garnet) and SiO2 (Quartz)

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — mineral

Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rainbow Moonstone (White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Rainbow Moonstone

White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

Blue Apatite (Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moonstone (Blue Flash) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar) — mineral

Moonstone (Blue Flash)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)