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

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Metabasalt

Glauconite

Eulysite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Anthracite

Eltyubyuite

Metaquartzite

Metagabbro

Slate

Sperrylite

Paracelsian

Tumbled garnet (likely almandine) (Almandine garnet, iron-aluminum nesosilicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)) — gemstone

Tumbled garnet (likely almandine)

Almandine garnet, iron-aluminum nesosilicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

Epidote (Unakite-related) (Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote (Unakite-related)

Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Rhodochrosite (Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)) — mineral

Rhodochrosite

Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)

White Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

White Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Greenstone (or Greywacke/Metasediment Pebble) (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock / Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Greenstone (or Greywacke/Metasediment Pebble)

Metamorphosed Mafic Rock / Chlorite Schist

Small rounded stone or mineral fragment (Indeterminate; likely a common quartz- or feldspar-bearing silicate fragment) — mineral

Small rounded stone or mineral fragment

Indeterminate; likely a common quartz- or feldspar-bearing silicate fragment

Polished ruby-in-fuchsite (probable) (Corundum (Al₂O₃) with green fuchsite mica (Cr-muscovite), possibly zoisite/amphibole) — metamorphic

Polished ruby-in-fuchsite (probable)

Corundum (Al₂O₃) with green fuchsite mica (Cr-muscovite), possibly zoisite/amphibole

Polished greenstone (likely serpentine) (Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) — metamorphic

Polished greenstone (likely serpentine)

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Banded Gneiss Pebble (Banded Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss Pebble

Banded Gneiss

Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble) (Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Mica Schist with Quartz (Mica-Quartz Schist (Muscovite subclass)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Quartz

Mica-Quartz Schist (Muscovite subclass)

Quartz / Feldspar Specimen (SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8 (Feldspar Group)) — mineral

Quartz / Feldspar Specimen

SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8 (Feldspar Group)

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

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Mica Schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by micas (muscovite, biotite)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Metamorphic rock dominated by micas (muscovite, biotite)

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica

Gossan (Iron Hat) (Goethite-Hematite rich weathered rock (Fe-hydroxides)) — sedimentary

Gossan (Iron Hat)

Goethite-Hematite rich weathered rock (Fe-hydroxides)

Common Opal (SiO2·nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid

Common Opal

SiO2·nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)

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

Biotite on Matrix

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

Likely blue-gray gneiss (Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock; exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the image) — metamorphic

Likely blue-gray gneiss

Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock; exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the image

Quartz Boulder (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Boulder

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Faceted)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Quartz Crystal (Citrine / Golden Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely garnet-bearing rock fragment (Garnet-bearing schist or gneiss; garnet is commonly almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) — metamorphic

Likely garnet-bearing rock fragment

Garnet-bearing schist or gneiss; garnet is commonly almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz (SiO2) after Crocidolite

Feldspar (Plagioclase / Potassium Feldspar) (Feldspar Group (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)) — mineral

Feldspar (Plagioclase / Potassium Feldspar)

Feldspar Group (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Faceted Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz) (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)

Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 with Quartz (SiO2)

Pyrite or Chalcopyrite (Iron sulfide (FeS2) or Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite or Chalcopyrite

Iron sulfide (FeS2) or Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

Copper-bearing altered rock, likely chrysocolla-bearing quartzite or breccia (Quartz (SiO₂) with copper silicate minerals, chiefly chrysocolla [approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O], and iron oxides) — metamorphic

Copper-bearing altered rock, likely chrysocolla-bearing quartzite or breccia

Quartz (SiO₂) with copper silicate minerals, chiefly chrysocolla [approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O], and iron oxides

Small white mineral fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar) — mineral

Small white mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with chromium/vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with chromium/vanadium impurities

Blue-gray calcite (likely cleavage specimen) (Calcite, CaCO₃) — mineral

Blue-gray calcite (likely cleavage specimen)

Calcite, CaCO₃