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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

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Gneiss

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Apatite (Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F

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

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist

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

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Banded gneiss pebble (Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica with dark biotite/amphibole bands) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica with dark biotite/amphibole bands

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Blue Apatite

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

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)

Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)

Gneiss

Schist (specifically Mica Schist) (Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Biotite)) — metamorphic

Schist (specifically Mica Schist)

Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Biotite)

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix

Garnet Gneiss (Gneiss containing almandine-pyrope garnet) — metamorphic

Garnet Gneiss

Gneiss containing almandine-pyrope garnet

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Granite / Gneiss (Felsic Metamorphic or Igneous Rock) (Gneiss (or weathered Granite)) — metamorphic

Granite / Gneiss (Felsic Metamorphic or Igneous Rock)

Gneiss (or weathered Granite)

Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist (Muscovite–biotite schist, possibly with quartz and feldspar) — metamorphic

Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist

Muscovite–biotite schist, possibly with quartz and feldspar

Tumbled quartz (likely rose or milky quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled quartz (likely rose or milky quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering (Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)) — Metamorphic or Sedimentary depending on local grade

Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering

Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)

Metamorphic or Sedimentary depending on local grade

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)

Milky quartz-bearing rock, likely quartzite or silicified limestone (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a quartzite or chalcedony-rich matrix) — metamorphic

Milky quartz-bearing rock, likely quartzite or silicified limestone

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a quartzite or chalcedony-rich matrix

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) (Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Silicified fossil wood (SiO2)

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

Feldspathic Gneiss

High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)

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

Gneiss

High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Quartz-veined altered rock (Likely quartz-bearing metasediment or altered igneous rock; vein mineral: quartz (SiO₂)) — metamorphic

Quartz-veined altered rock

Likely quartz-bearing metasediment or altered igneous rock; vein mineral: quartz (SiO₂)

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

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)