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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

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 equivalent)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 equivalent)

Orange Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Hematite impurities)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Hematite impurities)

Quartzite (Meta-quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Meta-quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO₂)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO₂)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Tiger Carving (Banded Onyx or Calcite) (Banded Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tiger Carving (Banded Onyx or Calcite)

Banded Calcite (CaCO3)

Zebra Jasper (Tectonized Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Tectonized Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Zebra Jasper (Banded microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Banded microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (consisting primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (consisting primarily of SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Orange calcite fragment (Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)) — mineral

Orange calcite fragment

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)

Galena (Lead sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead sulfide (PbS)

Amethyst and Limestone (Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide) and Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — The purple specimen is a mineral (Amethyst); the white specimen is a sedimentary rock (Limestone or Marble).

Amethyst and Limestone

Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide) and Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

The purple specimen is a mineral (Amethyst); the white specimen is a sedimentary rock (Limestone or Marble).

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium trace elements)) — gemstone

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium trace elements)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Honey calcite (likely calcite-rich marble or vein fragment) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite (likely calcite-rich marble or vein fragment)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Brecciated stone, likely brecciated limestone or marble (Carbonate breccia; chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible dolomite and dark matrix minerals) — sedimentary

Brecciated stone, likely brecciated limestone or marble

Carbonate breccia; chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible dolomite and dark matrix minerals

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Green Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (specifically a river-worn cobble) (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (specifically a river-worn cobble)

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Galena (Lead Sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead Sulfide (PbS)

Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely quartzite (Quartzite; predominantly SiO₂ (recrystallized quartz)) — metamorphic

Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely quartzite

Quartzite; predominantly SiO₂ (recrystallized quartz)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)