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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

Phyllite (Phyllite) — metamorphic

Phyllite

Phyllite

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

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Nephrite Jade (Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Rough Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (or Quartz River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety) (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Quartzite fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz (Quartzite fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss) — Metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Greenstone (Metabasalt (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)

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

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Blue Quartzite (Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite (Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist

Green Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Beach Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Beach Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Garnet (Almandine) (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — Mineral

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock predominantly containing quartz, K-feldspar, and plagioclase)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock predominantly containing quartz, K-feldspar, and plagioclase)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable mineralogy, often quartz-feldspar base)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable mineralogy, often quartz-feldspar base)

Slate (Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)

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)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade, predominantly SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade, predominantly SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite) (Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)

Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)

Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz) (Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)

Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)