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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

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

Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Auriferous Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Auriferous Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz (Milky/Gray variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Gray variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)) — mineral

Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)

Specular Hematite (Specularite) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Specularite)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Slate with Fossiliferous Impressions (Metamorphosed Argillaceous Rock (Fossiliferous Slate)) — metamorphic

Slate with Fossiliferous Impressions

Metamorphosed Argillaceous Rock (Fossiliferous Slate)

Greenschist (Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Slate) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Slate

Slate (Slate (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Metamorphic Rock)

Rough Quartz (Smoky or Citrine variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (Smoky or Citrine variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

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

Fuchsite

Cr-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Quartz / Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Quartzite (Coldwater or Druzy Quartz over Quartzite) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Coldwater or Druzy Quartz over Quartzite)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein) (Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)

Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)

Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite (Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide staining) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite

Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide staining

Greenstone (Epidiorite / Altered Basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Epidiorite / Altered Basalt

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)) — Mineral

Calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica

Greenstone / Metabasalt (Chlorite schist or Epidiorite) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Metabasalt

Chlorite schist or Epidiorite

Greenstone (Protolith: Basaltic rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Protolith: Basaltic rock

Greenstone (Greenschist / Meta-basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist / Meta-basalt

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

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

White Marble Spherical Bead (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble Spherical Bead

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)