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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

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

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

Schorl (Black Tourmaline)

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

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

Black Tourmaline

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

Peach Moonstone (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Magnetite / Iron Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Blue Tiger's Eye (Hawks Eye)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Agate and Chalcedony Assortment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate and Chalcedony Assortment

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)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite Epidosite (Granite with epidote and orthoclase)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite Epidosite (Granite with epidote and orthoclase)

Milky Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sapphire Rough (Corundum)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

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

Clear Quartz Fragment

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite) (White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)

White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Aventurine (Green Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)) — mineral

Aventurine (Green Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)

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

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of fuchsite)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebbles (Mixed Lithology) (Conglomerate clasts (Silica-rich and Metamorphic assemblages)) — sedimentary

River Pebbles (Mixed Lithology)

Conglomerate clasts (Silica-rich and Metamorphic assemblages)

Greenschist (Greenschist (Chlorite Schist facies)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist facies)

Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fuchsite mica inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fuchsite mica inclusions)

Greenstone / River Siltstone (Metasedimentary Greenstone (Chlorite-rich Siltstone)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / River Siltstone

Metasedimentary Greenstone (Chlorite-rich Siltstone)

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)

Soapstone (Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Soapstone

Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire) (Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire)

Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)