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Sedimentary (If Limestone) Or Metamorphic (If Marble)

Browse sedimentary (if limestone) or metamorphic (if marble) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Marble

Limestone

Cipollino Marble

Cipollino Marble

Parian Marble

Carrara Marble

Green Marble

Ruin Marble

Pentelic Marble

Onyx Marble

Crinoidal Limestone

Crinoidal Limestone

Lithographic Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Limestone

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

Blue Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Gold/Yellow) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Gold/Yellow)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite

Fossiliferous limestone (Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly coral or shell-bearing) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone

Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly coral or shell-bearing

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore) (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore)

Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)

Lapis Lazuli (Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous limestone pebble (Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone pebble

Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(SO4,S,Cl)2|(AlSiO4)6], Calcite, and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(SO4,S,Cl)2|(AlSiO4)6], Calcite, and Pyrite)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pink Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Pink Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Polished/tumbled banded marble or calc-silicate rock (Foliated calcitic marble, possibly serpentinite-bearing; primarily calcite (CaCO₃) with gray silicate minerals) — metamorphic

Polished/tumbled banded marble or calc-silicate rock

Foliated calcitic marble, possibly serpentinite-bearing; primarily calcite (CaCO₃) with gray silicate minerals

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Rounded metamorphic pebble, likely quartzite or gneiss (Quartz-rich metamorphic rock; possibly foliated quartzite or gneiss) — metamorphic

Rounded metamorphic pebble, likely quartzite or gneiss

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock; possibly foliated quartzite or gneiss

Black Limestone with Calcite Veining (Limestone (CaCO3) with Calcite (CaCO3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Black Limestone with Calcite Veining

Limestone (CaCO3) with Calcite (CaCO3) inclusions

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Tumbled calcite (likely honey/orange calcite) (Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — mineral

Tumbled calcite (likely honey/orange calcite)

Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

Honey Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Calcite (Onyx Marble) (Carbonate mineral (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Green Calcite (Onyx Marble)

Carbonate mineral (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Polished brecciated red marble (Calcite marble (brecciated, vein-filled carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃)) — metamorphic

Polished brecciated red marble

Calcite marble (brecciated, vein-filled carbonate rock; predominantly CaCO₃)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Vesuvianite (Idocrase) (Vesuvianite, Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4) — mineral

Vesuvianite (Idocrase)

Vesuvianite, Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4

Rough Green Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Rough Green Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Lapis Lazuli

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