Rock Identifier

Category

Metamorphic (Localized) Or Sedimentary

Browse metamorphic (localized) or sedimentary specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Banded Slate (Lithified Mudstone) (Low-grade Metamorphosed Mudstone / Slate) — metamorphic

Banded Slate (Lithified Mudstone)

Low-grade Metamorphosed Mudstone / Slate

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Diamond Drill Core (Greenschist and Quartzite) (Chlorite Schist / Meta-quartzite (Metamorphic Rock Core Sample)) — metamorphic

Diamond Drill Core (Greenschist and Quartzite)

Chlorite Schist / Meta-quartzite (Metamorphic Rock Core Sample)

Green Aventurine (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss) (Gneiss (complex silicate composition)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)

Gneiss (complex silicate composition)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

Garnet-Bearing Gneiss (Almandine-Garnet Gneiss) — metamorphic

Garnet-Bearing Gneiss

Almandine-Garnet Gneiss

Gneiss (specifically Amphibolite Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Amphibolite Gneiss)

Gneiss

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Garnet (Almandine) (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Garnet (specifically Almandine) (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet (specifically Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Banded Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Gneissic River Pebble (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneissic River Pebble

Gneiss

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Granite Gneiss with Garnet (Garnetiferous Gneiss) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss with Garnet

Garnetiferous Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Orange Quartzite (Tumbled) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (Tumbled)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist) (Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist)

Chlorite Schist

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]

Quartz Sand Gravel (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand Gravel

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)

Gneiss (High-grade foliated metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade foliated metamorphic rock

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)

Gneiss

Mica Schist with Pyrite (Muscovite/Biotite Schist (Complex Silicate)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Pyrite

Muscovite/Biotite Schist (Complex Silicate)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss