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Mineral In Metamorphic Rock

Browse mineral in 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

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and/or Biotite Schist)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and/or Biotite Schist)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Quartz (in a rock matrix) (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (in a rock matrix)

Quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

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

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein / Quartzite with Iron Oxide Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Quartzite with Iron Oxide Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Water-worn pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Staurolite-bearing mica schist (probable) (Mica schist composed chiefly of muscovite/biotite, quartz, and likely staurolite or garnet) — metamorphic

Staurolite-bearing mica schist (probable)

Mica schist composed chiefly of muscovite/biotite, quartz, and likely staurolite or garnet

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)

Greenstone / Serpentinite (Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Serpentinite

Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

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

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Magnetite with Pyroxene (Magnetite (Fe3O4) in Mafic Igneous Matrix) — mineral/igneous

Magnetite with Pyroxene

Magnetite (Fe3O4) in Mafic Igneous Matrix

mineral/igneous

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)

Banded gneiss pebble (Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole

Gold Ore in Quartz (Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Gold Ore in Quartz

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)

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

Brown Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Aventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Goethite inclusions)) — mineral

Red Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Goethite inclusions)

Greenstone (Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)

Quartzite (with mineral vein) (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (with mineral vein)

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentinite (likely) (Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (likely)

Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss

Tumbled green aventurine (Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine

Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica inclusions

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions

Dark gray volcanic rock, probably andesite or basalt (Fine-grained mafic–intermediate volcanic rock; likely basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene), possibly andesite) — igneous

Dark gray volcanic rock, probably andesite or basalt

Fine-grained mafic–intermediate volcanic rock; likely basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene), possibly andesite

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)