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Metamorphic

Browse metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Adinole

Amphibolite

Anthracite

Biotite Schist

Blueschist

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-schist

Cataclasite

Chlorite Schist

Chlorite Schist

Cipollino Marble

Cipollino Marble

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Eclogite

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

Pyrite (locally known as Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F

Peach Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Jadeite (Jade) (Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6) — metamorphic

Jadeite (Jade)

Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6

Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Sapphire (Rough Corundum) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)) — mineral

Sapphire (Rough Corundum)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

Raw Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Raw Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Green Aventurine (SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite) (Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)

Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (SiO2)) — Metamorphic rock

Yellow Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (SiO2)

Metamorphic rock

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Arsenopyrite (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Point (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Point

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Mineral (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Mineral

Native Gold (Au)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz Sphere (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz Sphere

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Crystal

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Ruby (set in a gold pendant) (Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby (set in a gold pendant)

Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)

Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix (Specularite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix

Specularite (Fe2O3)

Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety) (Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)

Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3

Quartzite (Gold-toned) (Crystalline Quartz Metamorphite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Gold-toned)

Crystalline Quartz Metamorphite (SiO2)

Schist (Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)) — metamorphic

Schist

Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)