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Sedimentary And Metamorphic Minerals

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

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Metabasalt

Coal

Metagabbro

Claystone

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Shale

Eltyubyuite

Black Shale

Marl

Paracelsian

Schist

Kokchetavite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone (Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only) — metamorphic

Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone

Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Garnet-bearing Schist (Almandine Garnet [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3] in Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-bearing Schist

Almandine Garnet [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3] in Micaceous Schist

Chakra Stone Bracelet (Mixed Mineral Assembly (Scoria, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise/Howlite, Impression Jasper, Tiger's Eye, Carnelian, Red Jasper)) — igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary

Chakra Stone Bracelet

Mixed Mineral Assembly (Scoria, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise/Howlite, Impression Jasper, Tiger's Eye, Carnelian, Red Jasper)

igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary

Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Red Piedmontite (silicate)) — sedimentary

Dragon Blood Jasper

Epidote with Red Piedmontite (silicate)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite Schist)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite Schist)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Schist)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Schist)

Schist (Metamorphic Rock (Schist)) — metamorphic

Schist

Metamorphic Rock (Schist)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Smoky Quartz / Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist

Hematite (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Likely weathered gneiss (Foliated metamorphic rock, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss) — metamorphic

Likely weathered gneiss

Foliated metamorphic rock, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss

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

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)

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)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pink Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)) — mineral

Pink Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (MnSiO3)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Mica Schist with Garnet (Almandine-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Garnet

Almandine-Mica Schist

Green Gneiss or Greenschist (Chlorite/Actinolite Gneiss or Schist) — metamorphic

Green Gneiss or Greenschist

Chlorite/Actinolite Gneiss or Schist

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

Blue Apatite

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

Greenschist (Greenschist (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, and albite)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, and albite)

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Slate) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Slate

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Muscovite subclass)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Muscovite subclass)