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Metamorphic Or Mineral

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

Raw Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — mineral

Raw Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Bornite (Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Bornite

Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

Bornite (Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

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

Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Shale or Slate (Shale (Sedimentary) or Slate (Metamorphic)) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Shale or Slate

Shale (Sedimentary) or Slate (Metamorphic)

sedimentary or metamorphic

Likely black tourmaline (schorl), shown as a rough fragment and polished cabochon (Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) — mineral

Likely black tourmaline (schorl), shown as a rough fragment and polished cabochon

Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄

Blue Apatite (Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Garnet fragments (Garnet-group silicate, most likely almandine–pyrope or spessartine; composition varies, commonly (Fe,Mg,Mn)₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) — mineral

Garnet fragments

Garnet-group silicate, most likely almandine–pyrope or spessartine; composition varies, commonly (Fe,Mg,Mn)₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂

Green aventurine (likely) (Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored commonly by fuchsite mica or chlorite) — mineral

Green aventurine (likely)

Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored commonly by fuchsite mica or chlorite

Slate (Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)

Wollastonite (Calcium Inosilicate Mineral, CaSiO3) — mineral

Wollastonite

Calcium Inosilicate Mineral, CaSiO3

Tumbled jadeite or nephrite jade bead bracelet (Jade: jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate) — gemstone

Tumbled jadeite or nephrite jade bead bracelet

Jade: jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate

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

Epidote

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

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite (Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or iron-oxide impurities) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite

Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or iron-oxide impurities

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

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)

Greenschist (Greenstone) (Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Greenstone)

Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — sedimentary (geologically classified as a variety of chalcedony/quartz)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

sedimentary (geologically classified as a variety of chalcedony/quartz)

Foliated metamorphic cobble, likely gneiss (Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (tentative)) — metamorphic

Foliated metamorphic cobble, likely gneiss

Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (tentative)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet Schist

Green Slate Pebble (Serpentine / Greenschist Pebble) (Greenschist / Low-grade Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Green Slate Pebble (Serpentine / Greenschist Pebble)

Greenschist / Low-grade Metamorphic Rock

Small dark mineral or rock fragment (Undetermined; possibly a dark mafic mineral such as biotite or magnetite) — mineral

Small dark mineral or rock fragment

Undetermined; possibly a dark mafic mineral such as biotite or magnetite

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Botryoidal Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Pyrite in Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Pink Rhodonite (Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)) — mineral

Pink Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)