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Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host

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

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Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Coal

Conglomerate

Metabasalt

Glauconite

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Eulysite

Breccia

Anthracite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Chalcedony (Agate / Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pink Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Altered granite (Epidote, Orthoclase Feldspar, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Altered granite (Epidote, Orthoclase Feldspar, and Quartz)

Sandstone Concretion (Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Gold-bearing Quartz Vein in Mafic Rock (Hydrothermal Quartz Vein within Greenschist/Amphibolite facies (SiO2 with Au)) — metamorphic

Gold-bearing Quartz Vein in Mafic Rock

Hydrothermal Quartz Vein within Greenschist/Amphibolite facies (SiO2 with Au)

Sapphire (Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Sapphire (Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Druzy Quartz on Sandstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Sedimentary Host Rock) — mineral

Druzy Quartz on Sandstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Sedimentary Host Rock

Fluorite on Matrix (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite on Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz Vein in Mafic Rock (Quartzite vein in Metabasalt (SiO2 base)) — metamorphic

Milky Quartz Vein in Mafic Rock

Quartzite vein in Metabasalt (SiO2 base)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Tumbled blue-green stone, likely aquamarine-bearing pegmatite or blue apatite (Probable fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH), though visual identification is uncertain) — mineral

Tumbled blue-green stone, likely aquamarine-bearing pegmatite or blue apatite

Probable fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH), though visual identification is uncertain

Pink quartz crystal, possibly rose quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely pink quartz/rose quartz) — mineral

Pink quartz crystal, possibly rose quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely pink quartz/rose quartz

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities

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

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)

Quartz Geode/Vug in Host Rock (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in various host rocks) — mineral

Quartz Geode/Vug in Host Rock

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in various host rocks

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Quartz on Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz on Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Tourmaline (Verdelite (Silicate mineral); Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) — mineral

Green Tourmaline

Verdelite (Silicate mineral); Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Amethyst (Quartz variety) (Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]) — mineral

Amethyst (Quartz variety)

Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]

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

Quartz Vein in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green aventurine quartz (tentative) (Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite mica or other inclusions) — mineral

Green aventurine quartz (tentative)

Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite mica or other inclusions

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock

Quartz-encrusted Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Quartz-encrusted Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Sandstone

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock (Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint

Greenstone (Altered Mafic Rock) (Greenschist / Meta-basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Altered Mafic Rock)

Greenschist / Meta-basalt

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentine (Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Quartz Pebble with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote/Chlorite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz Pebble with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote/Chlorite inclusions

Gold-bearing Quartz (Quartz (SiO2) with associated pyrite or native gold) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with associated pyrite or native gold

Almandine Garnet (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

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

Copper-Bearing Sulfide Ore (likely Chalcopyrite or Bornite) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4) in host rock) — mineral

Copper-Bearing Sulfide Ore (likely Chalcopyrite or Bornite)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4) in host rock

Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering (Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment) — sedimentary

Boxwork Siderite or Sepatarian Nodule Weathering

Siderite (FeCO3) with secondary mineralization or Boxwork Geode fragment

Jasper with Epidote Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — sedimentary

Jasper with Epidote Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Polished red jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Polished red jasper

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides

Plume Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Plume Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz-veined Diabase or Basalt Pebble (Diabase or Basalt with Hydrothermal Quartz Veins (SiO2)) — igneous

Quartz-veined Diabase or Basalt Pebble

Diabase or Basalt with Hydrothermal Quartz Veins (SiO2)