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Metamorphic Rock

Browse metamorphic rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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

Blue Apatite

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

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Almandine Garnet in Matrix (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Matrix

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Yellow Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz Cluster (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz Cluster

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Tiger's Eye (likely Hawk's Eye variant)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Gneiss with Quartz Vein (Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler) — metamorphic

Gneiss with Quartz Vein

Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granite Gneiss (Felsic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Felsic Gneiss

Tiger's Eye (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Goethite/Limonite)) — Metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Goethite/Limonite)

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Chert) (Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Chert)

Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss cobble) (Gneiss (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss cobble)

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

Smoky Quartz (with possible Garnet inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (with possible Garnet inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentinite) (Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)) — metamorphic

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)

Stiped Slate Beach Pebble (Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with Quartz Vein (SiO2 on Phyllosilicate base)) — metamorphic

Stiped Slate Beach Pebble

Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with Quartz Vein (SiO2 on Phyllosilicate base)

Greenstone / Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Serpentinite

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

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (principally SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (principally SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2-dominant rock)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2-dominant rock)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Quartz / Quartzite (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Serpentinite (River Pebble) (Serpentinite (complex of Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (River Pebble)

Serpentinite (complex of Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

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

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist) (Greenschist (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Greenschist (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix

Iron-stained Quartzite (Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — metamorphic

Iron-stained Quartzite

Quartzite with Limonite/Hematite staining (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentine Group (primarily Antigorite or Lizardite), Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentine Group (primarily Antigorite or Lizardite), Mg3Si2O5(OH)4