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Mineral With Metamorphic Or Igneous Host

Browse mineral with metamorphic or igneous host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Carbonatite

Carbonatite

Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Metabasalt

Metabasalt

Glauconite

Glauconite

Migmatite

Migmatite

Eulysite

Eulysite

Halite

Halite

Hutcheonite

Hutcheonite

Metaquartzite

Metaquartzite

Eltyubyuite

Eltyubyuite

Feldspar (likely Amazonite or Plagioclase) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate) — mineral

Feldspar (likely Amazonite or Plagioclase)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate

Pyrite (Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2

Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals)) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals)

Rutilated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions) — mineral

Rutilated Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions

Turquoise in Matrix (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Magnetite (Iron Ore) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Cloudy Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (with probable host rock) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (with probable host rock)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet (Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Spinifex Textured Komatiite (Ultramafic Komatiite (with Olivine Spinifex)) — igneous

Spinifex Textured Komatiite

Ultramafic Komatiite (with Olivine Spinifex)

Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)

Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)

Dendritic Opal (Dendritic Common Opal (SiO2·nH2O with Manganese oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Dendritic Opal

Dendritic Common Opal (SiO2·nH2O with Manganese oxide inclusions)

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenschist (Greenschist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist

Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Magnetite (Lodestone) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Muscovite

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Hypersthene (Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3) — mineral

Hypersthene

Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3

Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Sodalite (Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz (Ferruginous variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Labradorite (Dark or Black variety) (Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)

Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peach Moonstone (Orange/Peach Feldspar) (Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Peach Moonstone (Orange/Peach Feldspar)

Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)