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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)

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)

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)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Carved Merkaba) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Carved Merkaba)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Shale or Argillite (Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)) — Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Shale or Argillite

Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)

Sedimentary or Metamorphic (low-grade)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Garnet in Host Rock (Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Host Rock

Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides (Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — metamorphic

Rhodonite with Manganese Oxides

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Small red-brown mineral or rock fragment (Unidentified; possibly iron-oxide-rich jasper, garnet, or weathered sulfide) — mineral

Small red-brown mineral or rock fragment

Unidentified; possibly iron-oxide-rich jasper, garnet, or weathered sulfide

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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)

Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Garnet in Quartz Matrix (Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Quartz Matrix

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Garnet Schist (Almandine-mica schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-mica schist

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

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

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss (Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly migmatitic) — metamorphic

Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss

Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly migmatitic

Gravel / Crushed Stone (Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Gravel / Crushed Stone

Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Fragment (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Fragment

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Clear fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Clear fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)