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Mineral (Metamorphic Pseudomorph)

Browse mineral (metamorphic pseudomorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Metabasalt

Eltyubyuite

Metagabbro

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Paracelsian

Kokchetavite

Celsian

Gneiss

Schist

Serpentinite

Calc-schist

Granulite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Bornite

Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

Bornite (Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)

Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fuchsite (Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Kaolinite (Kaolin) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — mineral

Kaolinite (Kaolin)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)

Schist (Graphite or Mica rich) (Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, or Graphite)) — metamorphic

Schist (Graphite or Mica rich)

Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, or Graphite)

Vesuvianite (Idocrase) (Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10) — mineral

Vesuvianite (Idocrase)

Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10

Likely weathered mica schist fragment (Mica schist, chiefly muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar) — metamorphic

Likely weathered mica schist fragment

Mica schist, chiefly muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar

Tumbled gneiss (Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar with mica and dark ferromagnesian minerals) — metamorphic

Tumbled gneiss

Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar with mica and dark ferromagnesian minerals

Schist (Kyanite Schist) (Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)) — metamorphic

Schist (Kyanite Schist)

Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)

Greenshist / Chlorite Schist (Chlorite schist (contains (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)) — metamorphic

Greenshist / Chlorite Schist

Chlorite schist (contains (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Amethyst (Purple), Sulfur (Yellow), and Blue Apatite (SiO2 (Quartz), S (Native Sulfur), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Apatite Group)) — mineral

Amethyst (Purple), Sulfur (Yellow), and Blue Apatite

SiO2 (Quartz), S (Native Sulfur), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Apatite Group)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Biotite Mica in Host Rock (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite Mica in Host Rock

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Banded metamorphic rock, likely mica schist or gneiss (Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss; exact identification requires a fresh surface and mineral tests) — metamorphic

Banded metamorphic rock, likely mica schist or gneiss

Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss; exact identification requires a fresh surface and mineral tests

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz) (SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18) — mineral

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)

SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18

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

Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)

Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Specular Hematite (Specularite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite

Specularite (Fe2O3)

Staurolite (Fairy Cross) (Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))) — metamorphic

Staurolite (Fairy Cross)

Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))

Botryoidal Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) in Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite in Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Gneiss (River Cobble) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (River Cobble)

Gneiss

Lapis Lazuli (Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — sedimentary (geologically classified as a variety of chalcedony/quartz)

Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

sedimentary (geologically classified as a variety of chalcedony/quartz)

Blue Aventurine (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Blue Aventurine

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Garnet Schist (Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)

Brown Marble (Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Brown Marble

Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)

Quartz with Chlorite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals (hydrous magnesium iron alumino-silicate)) — mineral

Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals (hydrous magnesium iron alumino-silicate)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)