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Mineral, Often Found As A Rock (Metamorphic)

Browse mineral, often found as a rock (metamorphic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Eulysite

Hornfels

Metabasalt

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Halite

Metagabbro

Metarhyolite

Dolomite

Gypsum

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

Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Epidosite (Unakite-related) (Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Epidosite (Unakite-related)

Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — Metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin) (Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils) — sedimentary

Fossilized Echinoid (Sea Urchin)

Echinoidea (Class), often found as calcitic fossils

Covellite (Covellite (CuS)) — mineral

Covellite

Covellite (CuS)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Matrix / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Matrix / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock

Pyrite-bearing Rock (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock) — mineral

Pyrite-bearing Rock

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Grey Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Grey Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony

Quartz with Mica and Feldspar (Granitic Pegmatite Fragment (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — igneous

Quartz with Mica and Feldspar

Granitic Pegmatite Fragment (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss) (Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)

Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock

Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)) — Mineral

Limonite

Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)

Chert (Quartz var.) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz var.)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone (Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock) — metamorphic or sedimentary

Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone

Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock

metamorphic or sedimentary

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Altered Granite (Orthoclase Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Altered Granite (Orthoclase Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)

Serpentine (Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Venetian Gold Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Venetian Gold Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Chert (Yellow Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Possible garnet-bearing rock (Likely almandine garnet in a mica-rich metamorphic matrix; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — metamorphic

Possible garnet-bearing rock

Likely almandine garnet in a mica-rich metamorphic matrix; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) — metamorphic

Ruby in Zoisite

Anyolite

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

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

Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Chrysocolla on Matrix (Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Matrix

Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)