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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

Bornite (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Weathered sandstone or metasedimentary rock (Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone or metasedimentary rock

Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Gray/Smoky Varieties) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Gray/Smoky Varieties)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)

Magnetite Nodule (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite Nodule

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz-rich breccia or silicified rock (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and darker host-rock fragments) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich breccia or silicified rock

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and darker host-rock fragments

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Quartzite / Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Common or Milky) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Common or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Point

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)) — mineral

Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Banded Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Biotite Gneiss (Gneiss (complex mixture including Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 and Quartz/Feldspar)) — metamorphic

Biotite Gneiss

Gneiss (complex mixture including Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 and Quartz/Feldspar)

Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss

Rounded granitic gneiss cobble (Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; likely granitoid-derived) — metamorphic

Rounded granitic gneiss cobble

Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; likely granitoid-derived

Banded gneiss or gneissic schist (Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; exact mineral proportions require testing) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss or gneissic schist

Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; exact mineral proportions require testing

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)