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Sedimentary And Metamorphic Minerals

Browse sedimentary and metamorphic minerals specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Learn about Sedimentary And Metamorphic Minerals in the encyclopedia

Metabasalt

Coal

Metagabbro

Claystone

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Shale

Eltyubyuite

Black Shale

Marl

Paracelsian

Schist

Kokchetavite

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz with iron staining (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with iron staining

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Oxide (SiO2) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide

SiO2

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

Milky quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Banded gneiss (Quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss (exact minerals uncertain from the photo)) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss (exact minerals uncertain from the photo)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Weathered foliated metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss (Micaceous quartz–feldspar metamorphic rock; exact mineralogy requires testing) — metamorphic

Weathered foliated metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss

Micaceous quartz–feldspar metamorphic rock; exact mineralogy requires testing

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gray slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock (Slate–phyllite spectrum; predominantly fine-grained quartz, mica, and chlorite) — metamorphic

Gray slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock

Slate–phyllite spectrum; predominantly fine-grained quartz, mica, and chlorite

Magnetite / Iron Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Quartz (Smoky/Milky) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or smoky quartz) — mineral

Quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or smoky quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Magnetite (Lodestone) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)) — Metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Quartz crystal fragment (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz crystal fragment

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Likely mica schist (Mica-rich schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist) — metamorphic

Likely mica schist

Mica-rich schist, probably muscovite–biotite schist

Quartz Mineral (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Mineral

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss (Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and possible almandine garnet) — metamorphic

Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss

Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and possible almandine garnet

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)