Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
metamorphic
Category
Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host
Browse mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rhodonite in Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate) - (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
mineral
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
metamorphic and sedimentary
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Mica (likely Muscovite)
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Mineral
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mineral
Greenschist
Chlorite-actinolite schist
metamorphic
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
mineral
Muscovite Mica (with Schist)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
metamorphic
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mineral
Quartzite (Meta-sedimentary)
Quartzite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich Sedimentary-to-Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Marble
Marbles are primarily composed of calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) or dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2).
Metamorphic Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
mineral
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
metamorphic
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Mineral (variant of Quartz)
Epidotite (Unakite-related Epidote)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
metamorphic
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Mineral
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Sapphirine in Matrix
Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
mineral
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Main body: SiO2, Fe, Mg rich)
igneous
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
mineral
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Rutilated Quartz (beads)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Titanium Dioxide inclusions within Quartz)
Mineral
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mineral
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
mineral
Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)
metamorphic
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
mineral
Epidote in Matrix (likely Amphibolite or Gneiss)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Metamorphic Matrix
metamorphic
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Mineral
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix
Mica Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic