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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 Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix

Eclogite (retrograded) (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite (retrograded)

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)

Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining) (Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides) — Metamorphic

Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)

Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Onyx (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banding) — mineral

Black Onyx

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banding

Serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich metamorphic rock) (Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly derived from altered peridotite) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich metamorphic rock)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly derived from altered peridotite

Blue Apatite (Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Quartz / Quartzite (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz / Quartzite

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix

Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Unakite (Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)

Gneiss (specifically Epidote-Quartz Gneiss) (Gneiss containing Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) and Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Epidote-Quartz Gneiss)

Gneiss containing Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) and Quartz (SiO2)

Schist (Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)) — Metamorphic

Schist

Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)

Red Aventurine (Quartz variety (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite inclusions)) — mineral

Red Aventurine

Quartz variety (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite inclusions)

Pyrite in Host Rock (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Host Rock

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)

Beach Pebble Quartzite / Chalcedony Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Beach Pebble Quartzite / Chalcedony Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Granitic Gneiss

Massive Quartz with Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Massive Quartz with Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Serpentine

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

Quartzite with Hematite staining (Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Hematite staining

Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica, likely biotite) — metamorphic

Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss

Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica, likely biotite

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Mica Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)