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Metamorphic Or Igneous

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

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Carbonatite

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Metabasalt

Eulysite

Migmatite

Anthracite

Metaquartzite

Slate

Marble

Hornfels

Metarhyolite

Metagabbro

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Biotite on Matrix (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite on Matrix

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

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

Quartz Crystal Cluster / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Orange/Pink variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Orange/Pink variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Faceted) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Faceted)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz / Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz / Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Serpentine

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

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Specimen)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Citrine / Golden Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal (Citrine / Golden Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

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

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Tourmaline (Verdelite) / Actinolite (Tourmaline group: Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 / Actinolite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) — mineral

Green Tourmaline (Verdelite) / Actinolite

Tourmaline group: Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 / Actinolite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Quartz Boulder (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Boulder

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica (Muscovite or Biotite) (Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)

Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Common Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Common Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Labradorite ((Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8

Blue Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely tumbled hematite or magnetite (Hematite (Fe₂O₃) or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)) — mineral

Likely tumbled hematite or magnetite

Hematite (Fe₂O₃) or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Biotite in Host Matrix (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite in Host Matrix

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Greenschist (Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)

Green Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Green Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss

Greenschist (or Serpentinite) with Quartz-Feldspar Vein (Metabasalt / Greenschist Facies Rock) — metamorphic

Greenschist (or Serpentinite) with Quartz-Feldspar Vein

Metabasalt / Greenschist Facies Rock

Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope) (Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)

Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)