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Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host

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

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Greisen (Greisen) — Metamorphic

Greisen

Greisen

Metamorphic
Chert Nodule (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock) — igneous

Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock

igneous
Green Moss Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with inclusions of Manganese/Iron oxides)) — mineral

Green Moss Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with inclusions of Manganese/Iron oxides)

mineral
Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Quartz Vein on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix

igneous
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Agatized/Banded) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agatized/Banded)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert Geode with Quartz Druzy (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert Geode with Quartz Druzy

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz

sedimentary
Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Quartz Druse (on Chalcedony/Agate base) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druse (on Chalcedony/Agate base)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Hag Stone (Perforated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Granite or Pegmatite in host rock (Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock) — Igneous

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock

Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock

Igneous
Gold Nugget Jewelry (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget Jewelry

Native Gold (Au)

mineral
Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite) (Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)) — mineral

Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite)

Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

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

Rhodonite

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

mineral
Quartz Vein Rock (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — igneous

Quartz Vein Rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

igneous
Garnet-Mica Schist (Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-Mica Schist

Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist

metamorphic
Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Gray Agate with Druzy Quartz Geode (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Gray Agate with Druzy Quartz Geode

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

mineral
Blue Lace Agate (Agate (Variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Blue Lace Agate

Agate (Variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

sedimentary
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2) — mineral

Ocean Jasper

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with impurities), SiO2

mineral
Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Flake) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Flake)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — Mineral

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Mineral
Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst) (Amethystine Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst)

Amethystine Quartz (SiO2)

mineral
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Vanadinite (Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl) — mineral

Vanadinite

Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl

mineral
Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

mineral
Apatite (Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

mineral
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock) — Igneous

Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock

Igneous
Druzy Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral