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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

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Clear Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Honey calcite (likely cleavage fragment) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Honey calcite (likely cleavage fragment)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

White marble religious statuette (Marble, predominantly recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃); the image cannot establish the exact stone or whether it is marble rather than another white stone.) — metamorphic

White marble religious statuette

Marble, predominantly recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃); the image cannot establish the exact stone or whether it is marble rather than another white stone.

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

White Marble Spherical Bead

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Stacked Stone Veneer) (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Stacked Stone Veneer)

Quartzite

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Likely marble fragment

Calcite-rich marble (recrystallized CaCO₃)

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

Lapis Lazuli

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

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

Lapis Lazuli

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

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock mainly composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock mainly composed of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mix including Lazurite, Pyrite, and Calcite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mix including Lazurite, Pyrite, and Calcite)

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere) (Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)

Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)

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

Lapis Lazuli

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

Lapis Lazuli Globe (Complex mixture of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli Globe

Complex mixture of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Travertine (or Calcareous Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (or Calcareous Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Light-colored limestone (Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Light-colored limestone

Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded calcite marble (Calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃), likely impure marble with mica or amphibole) — metamorphic

Banded calcite marble

Calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃), likely impure marble with mica or amphibole

White Marble (Whiskey Stone) (Recrystallized Calcite / Marble (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble (Whiskey Stone)

Recrystallized Calcite / Marble (CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange calcite (Calcite, CaCO₃) — mineral

Orange calcite

Calcite, CaCO₃

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (CaCO3)

Likely calcite cleavage fragment (Calcite (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Likely calcite cleavage fragment

Calcite (CaCO₃)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Polished fossiliferous limestone (Bioclastic limestone, commonly called fossil limestone or marble-like limestone) — sedimentary

Polished fossiliferous limestone

Bioclastic limestone, commonly called fossil limestone or marble-like limestone

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

Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock

Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Optical Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)