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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

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

River Pebble (Sandstone / Quartzite) (Sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Quartzite pebble)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Sandstone / Quartzite)

Sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Quartzite pebble)

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock) — mineral

White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White quartz pebble (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz) — mineral

White quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuschite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuschite inclusions)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Banded gneiss (weathered glacial erratic) (Gneiss; typically quartz–feldspar–biotite ± hornblende) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss (weathered glacial erratic)

Gneiss; typically quartz–feldspar–biotite ± hornblende

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Citrine (Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Polished Marble (likely Carrara-type with Iron oxides) (Metamorphosed Carbonate (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Polished Marble (likely Carrara-type with Iron oxides)

Metamorphosed Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartzite with Vugs (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Vugs

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)) — Mineral

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)

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

Agate

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Quartz with Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Schist / Pegmatitic Quartz) — metamorphic

Quartz with Mica Schist

Quartz-Mica Schist / Pegmatitic Quartz

Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (Wishing Stone) (Quartz-veined Metamorphic/Igneous Host Rock with Quartz Veinlets) — metamorphic

Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (Wishing Stone)

Quartz-veined Metamorphic/Igneous Host Rock with Quartz Veinlets

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

Quartz Vein in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

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

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)

Magnetite Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite) (Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite, chromite, and brucite) — metamorphic

Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite, chromite, and brucite

Red Garnet (Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)) — Mineral

Red Garnet

Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope) (Silicate Mineral (Group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 where X=Mg, Fe, Mn and Y=Al, Fe, Cr)) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope)

Silicate Mineral (Group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 where X=Mg, Fe, Mn and Y=Al, Fe, Cr)

Schist (Schist (various mineral compositions)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (various mineral compositions)

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

Granite Gneiss

High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Greenstone / serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable) (Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite and talc) — metamorphic

Greenstone / serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable)

Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite and talc

Chrome Diopside (Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities) — mineral

Chrome Diopside

Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities

Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides) — metamorphic

Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)