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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

Likely limestone or marble fragment (Calcite-rich carbonate rock; CaCO₃) — sedimentary

Likely limestone or marble fragment

Calcite-rich carbonate rock; CaCO₃

White marble (Calcite marble (predominantly CaCO₃)) — metamorphic

White marble

Calcite marble (predominantly CaCO₃)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

White Marble (Tumbled) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble (Tumbled)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Carrara Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone) — metamorphic

Carrara Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone

Calcite (Calcite (CaCO₃), likely crystalline limestone or marble fragment) — mineral

Calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃), likely crystalline limestone or marble fragment

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

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone) (Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)

Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Dark Emperador Marble (Recrystallized Calcitic Marble) — metamorphic

Dark Emperador Marble

Recrystallized Calcitic Marble

Crystalline limestone (marble-like calcite rock) (Calcite, CaCO₃; likely recrystallized limestone (marble)) — metamorphic

Crystalline limestone (marble-like calcite rock)

Calcite, CaCO₃; likely recrystallized limestone (marble)

White marble (likely calcitic marble) (Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) — metamorphic

White marble (likely calcitic marble)

Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon) (Lazurite-rich rock (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)

Lazurite-rich rock (Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite (Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly altered sandstone) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite

Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly altered sandstone

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

White Marble (Industrial/Architectural) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble (Industrial/Architectural)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock) — mineral

White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock

Marble (Carrara Marble style) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble (Carrara Marble style)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Marble (Sculptural Statue) (Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble (Sculptural Statue)

Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)

Honey calcite (orange calcite) (Calcite; calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite (orange calcite)

Calcite; calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Lapis Lazuli

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

Calcite in Matrix (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite in Matrix

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Marble (Calcitic) (Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble (Calcitic)

Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)

Common Marble (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Common Marble

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Lapis Lazuli (Polished)

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

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate: Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate: Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Black Marble (Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble

Recrystallized Limestone (CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)

White-and-dark marble or agate-style gemstone bead bracelet (Likely calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃) mixed with dark gray stone beads; exact material is uncertain from the photo) — metamorphic

White-and-dark marble or agate-style gemstone bead bracelet

Likely calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃) mixed with dark gray stone beads; exact material is uncertain from the photo

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Black Marble (Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Black Marble

Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

White Marble Spherical Bead (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble Spherical Bead

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock

Likely marble fragment (Calcite-rich marble (recrystallized CaCO₃)) — metamorphic

Likely marble fragment

Calcite-rich marble (recrystallized CaCO₃)

Ruby in Marble (Corundum (Al2O3) in Calcite (CaCO3) matrix) — metamorphic

Ruby in Marble

Corundum (Al2O3) in Calcite (CaCO3) matrix