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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

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

Quartzite Cobble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Greenstone (Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist

$Veined Quartzite / Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic rock with iron oxide-filled fractures) — sedimentary$

Veined Quartzite / Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock

Siliciclastic rock with iron oxide-filled fractures

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade regional metamorphic Gneiss

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4

River Cobble (Quartzite / Sandstone Gravel) (SiO2 (Quartz-rich sedimentary/metamorphic rock)) — sedimentary

River Cobble (Quartzite / Sandstone Gravel)

SiO2 (Quartz-rich sedimentary/metamorphic rock)

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

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

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite)

Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining (Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3) — mineral

Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining

Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite Epidosite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite Epidosite

Unakite (Unakite (metamorphosed granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (metamorphosed granite)

Serpentine (Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Banded Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Banded Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Unakite (Unakite (altered granitic rock: SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (altered granitic rock: SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite (Fe, Ca, Al silicate + KAlSi3O8)

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

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

Serpentinite

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

Vuggy Quartz on Matrix (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Vuggy Quartz on Matrix

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone

Noble Serpentine (Antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Noble Serpentine

Antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (pronounced "nice")) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (pronounced "nice")

Metamorphic Rock

River Quartzite (or Quartz Cobble) (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Quartzite (or Quartz Cobble)

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine Garnet) (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine Garnet)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Green Quartzite (or Aventurine) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily, with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (or Aventurine)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily, with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony nodule) — sedimentary

Geode

Quartz / Chalcedony nodule

Quartz Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite) (Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)) — Metamorphic Rock / Mineral

Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)

Metamorphic Rock / Mineral

Dark gray slate (possibly argillite or shale) (Slate, a low-grade metamorphic rock derived mainly from shale; composition commonly quartz, illite/muscovite, chlorite, and clay minerals) — metamorphic

Dark gray slate (possibly argillite or shale)

Slate, a low-grade metamorphic rock derived mainly from shale; composition commonly quartz, illite/muscovite, chlorite, and clay minerals

Mossy Rock (Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)) — sedimentary

Mossy Rock

Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)