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Mineral And Metamorphic Rock

Browse mineral and metamorphic rock 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

Halite

Metagabbro

Metarhyolite

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Dolomite

Gypsum

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Painted River Rock (Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Painted River Rock

Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Metabasalt with Quartz-Feldspar Vein) (Veined Metabasalt / Veined Greywacke) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Metabasalt with Quartz-Feldspar Vein)

Veined Metabasalt / Veined Greywacke

Black Slate (Slate (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Black Slate

Slate (Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Epidote (Unakite component) / Green Quartzite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — metamorphic

Epidote (Unakite component) / Green Quartzite

Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Greenstone (Greenschist (Greened Metabasalt)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist (Greened Metabasalt)

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)

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

Green Aventurine

Quartz with fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Biotite Schist (Metamorphic Rock (Schist)) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Metamorphic Rock (Schist)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix

Gneissic Schist (Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneissic Schist

Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)

Almandine Garnet in Schist (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Schist

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss (Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals) — metamorphic

Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock, likely gneiss

Gneiss; composition commonly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, biotite/hornblende, and minor accessory minerals

Tiger Iron (Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)) — metamorphic

Tiger Iron

Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)

Rhodonite (Rhodonite (MnSiO3)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (MnSiO3)

Quartz with Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica group inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica group inclusions

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

River Stone (possibly Gneiss) (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

River Stone (possibly Gneiss)

Metamorphic Gneiss

Biotite Schist (Biotite Schist) — Metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Schist

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

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphosed Granitic Rock) (Gneiss (composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and/or hornblende)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphosed Granitic Rock)

Gneiss (composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and/or hornblende)

Biotite Schist (likely) (Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)) — Metamorphic

Biotite Schist (likely)

Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)

Veined Grey Metamorphic Pebble (Quartzo-feldspathic vein in Metabasalt / Serpentinite / Slate) — metamorphic

Veined Grey Metamorphic Pebble

Quartzo-feldspathic vein in Metabasalt / Serpentinite / Slate

Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral) — mineral

Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral

Garnet-bearing Schist (Almandine Garnet [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3] in Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-bearing Schist

Almandine Garnet [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3] in Micaceous Schist

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Epidote (Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Iridescent schist or phyllite (Micaceous quartz-rich schist/phyllite, likely containing muscovite or chlorite) — metamorphic

Iridescent schist or phyllite

Micaceous quartz-rich schist/phyllite, likely containing muscovite or chlorite

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

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)