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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

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moonstone (Tumbled) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite) — mineral

Moonstone (Tumbled)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite

Rough Tanzanite (Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Rough Tanzanite

Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic/igneous matrix) — igneous/metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic/igneous matrix

igneous/metamorphic

Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-bearing gneiss) (Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica/amphibole aggregate) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-bearing gneiss)

Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica/amphibole aggregate

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely mica schist or gneiss) (Quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; probable biotite schist/gneiss) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely mica schist or gneiss)

Quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; probable biotite schist/gneiss

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Biotite (Mica) (Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite (Mica)

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

Slate (Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)

Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Matrix) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Matrix

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Epidote (Unakite-related) (Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote (Unakite-related)

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

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Milky quartz-rich vein rock (Quartz, SiO₂, likely massive or microcrystalline quartz) — mineral

Milky quartz-rich vein rock

Quartz, SiO₂, likely massive or microcrystalline quartz

Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Micaceous Schist

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

Rough Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Rock (rich in SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Rock (rich in SiO2)

Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist) (Blueschist (Glaucophane-bearing schist)) — metamorphic

Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist)

Blueschist (Glaucophane-bearing schist)

Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

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)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix

Tiger's Eye (with Blue Tiger's Eye / Hawk's Eye) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye (with Blue Tiger's Eye / Hawk's Eye)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)