Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
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Browse metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)
Pink Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss with Garnet
Garnetiferous Gneiss
Pink Marble or Rose Quartz (Likely Pink Marble based on carving texture)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Jadeite and Nephrite (Jade)
Sodium Aluminum Silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate (Nephrite)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphic rock consisting primarily of Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Marble (Carrara style)
Recrystallized Calcite-rich Metamorphic Rock (CaCO3)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (complex silicate)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary-to-Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica