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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

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Black Slate (Slate (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Black Slate

Slate (Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — Mineral

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Clear Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz crystal fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Greenstone (Greenschist / Meta-basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist / Meta-basalt

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Garnet Gneiss (Gneiss containing Almandine Garnet) — metamorphic

Garnet Gneiss

Gneiss containing Almandine Garnet

Feldspar-rich Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)) — metamorphic

Feldspar-rich Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)

Gneiss

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rounded quartz-rich pebble (Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment) — mineral

Rounded quartz-rich pebble

Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment

Schist (Biotite Schist) (Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Schist (Biotite Schist)

Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Mica Schist (Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)

Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-rich gneiss) (Banded gneiss; composition commonly quartz, feldspar, mica and/or amphibole) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-rich gneiss)

Banded gneiss; composition commonly quartz, feldspar, mica and/or amphibole

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (composed mainly of Muscovite / Biotite, Quartz, and Feldspar)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (composed mainly of Muscovite / Biotite, Quartz, and Feldspar)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss with Quartz Veining (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss with Quartz Veining

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)

Red aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions) — metamorphic

Red aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Almandine Garnet in Schist Matrix (Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Schist Matrix

Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Banded gneiss pebble (Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–biotite (composition variable)) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–biotite (composition variable)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

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

Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)