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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

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)

Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

White Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

White Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite / Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite / Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)

Marble (Crystalline Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)) — metamorphic

Marble

Crystalline Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2

Black Marble (Veined Limestone/Marble) (Recrystallized Limestone / Metamorphic Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble (Veined Limestone/Marble)

Recrystallized Limestone / Metamorphic Calcite (CaCO3)

Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely marble or calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly marble) — metamorphic

Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely marble or calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly marble

Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)

Marble (White) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) — metamorphic

Marble (White)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)

Red marble or marbleized limestone slab (Calcite-dominated crystalline carbonate rock (CaCO₃), likely red marble) — metamorphic

Red marble or marbleized limestone slab

Calcite-dominated crystalline carbonate rock (CaCO₃), likely red marble

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

Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis lazuli (Complex rock consisting mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli (Complex rock consisting mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Optical Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)

Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)

Polished black-and-white marble pyramid (Calcite-dominant marble, likely a decorative variety of calcite marble) — metamorphic

Polished black-and-white marble pyramid

Calcite-dominant marble, likely a decorative variety of calcite marble

Marble (Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)

Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Tumbled yellow calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Tumbled yellow calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Polished yellow calcite pendant (Calcite (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Polished yellow calcite pendant

Calcite (CaCO₃)

Pale limestone (Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Pale limestone

Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Calcite (with iron oxide staining) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite (with iron oxide staining)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Polished fossiliferous limestone (Bioclastic limestone, commonly fossil-rich micrite or wackestone) — sedimentary

Polished fossiliferous limestone

Bioclastic limestone, commonly fossil-rich micrite or wackestone

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mixture primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mixture primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Likely weathered limestone or calcitic marble (Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — sedimentary

Likely weathered limestone or calcitic marble

Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

Garnet in marble (Likely almandine or pyrope garnet (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) in calcite marble; species cannot be confirmed from the image alone.) — metamorphic

Garnet in marble

Likely almandine or pyrope garnet (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) in calcite marble; species cannot be confirmed from the image alone.

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

Lapis Lazuli

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

Tumbled gray-and-white stone, likely quartz-rich marble or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂)–calcite marble or quartzite; exact identification requires testing) — metamorphic

Tumbled gray-and-white stone, likely quartz-rich marble or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂)–calcite marble or quartzite; exact identification requires testing

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)