Mica Schist
Schist (muscovite-biotite schist)
metamorphic
Category
Mineral With Metamorphic Or Sedimentary Host
Browse mineral with metamorphic or sedimentary host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Arsenopyrite in Sulphide Ore
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Muscovite Mica (with Quartz)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
mineral
Garnet
Garnet Group (often Pyrope or Almandine); X3Y2(SiO4)3
mineral
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
mineral
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
mineral
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
mineral
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary or metamorphic
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Epidote in Quartz (Unakite-like specimen)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Mineral
Garnet
Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
metamorphic
Fuchsite
Chromium-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
mineral
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
mineral
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
mineral
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mineral
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Calcium phosphate with Fluorine, Chlorine, or Hydroxyl)
mineral
Yellow Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Mineral
Quartz River Pebble with Algae
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm
metamorphic or igneous
Rhodonite
(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mineral
Greenstone
Protolith: Basaltic rock
metamorphic
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
metamorphic
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
metamorphic
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (predominantly Epidote, Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic