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Metamorphic Or Igneous Alteration

Browse metamorphic or igneous alteration specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

Quartzite Cobble with Quartz Vein (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble with Quartz Vein

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Sandstone (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)

Jade (Jadeite or Nephrite) (Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Jade (Jadeite or Nephrite)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Cream Marble (Speckled) (Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Cream Marble (Speckled)

Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Aventurine (Green Quartz) (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Aventurine (Green Quartz)

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

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

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

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Banded Agate (Carnelian variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Carnelian variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Emerald (Emerald (Beryl), Be3Al2(SiO3)6) — mineral

Rough Emerald

Emerald (Beryl), Be3Al2(SiO3)6

Quartzite with inclusions (Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Quartz variant (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz variant (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Beryl (Emerald Variety) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)) — mineral

Beryl (Emerald Variety)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Specular Hematite (Hematite (Iron Oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Hematite (Iron Oxide, Fe2O3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Phyllite (Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Phyllite

Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)

Prehnite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Prehnite

Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex metamorphic rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex metamorphic rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Banded Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Kyanite (in Schist Matrix) (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — metamorphic

Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)) — mineral

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Matrix

Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)

Rhodonite (Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Muscovite Schist with Quartz (Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist with Quartz

Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Beryl (var. Heliodor or Aquamarine) (Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Beryl (var. Heliodor or Aquamarine)

Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Tourmaline (Complex Borosilicate - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Elbaite species)) — mineral

Tourmaline

Complex Borosilicate - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Elbaite species)

Raw Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Raw Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Banded Agate (Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhodonite (Rhodonite (Manganese silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)) — sedimentary

Dragon Blood Jasper

Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)

Quartzite Cobble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)