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Sedimentary And Metamorphic

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

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Conglomerate

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Metabasalt

Eulysite

Breccia

Ironstone

Anthracite

Metaquartzite

Slate

Marble

Hornfels

Metarhyolite

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Blue Apatite

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

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

White Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or Clear fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Crystal

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Quartz (Small Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenschist (Chlorite schist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Chlorite schist

Pyrite-bearing metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss) (Pyrite (FeS₂) in a quartz–mica-rich host rock) — metamorphic

Pyrite-bearing metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss)

Pyrite (FeS₂) in a quartz–mica-rich host rock

Dark gray volcanic rock, probably andesite or basalt (Fine-grained mafic–intermediate volcanic rock; likely basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene), possibly andesite) — igneous

Dark gray volcanic rock, probably andesite or basalt

Fine-grained mafic–intermediate volcanic rock; likely basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene), possibly andesite

Banded gneiss (Felsic biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Felsic biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss

Phyllite (Phyllite) — metamorphic

Phyllite

Phyllite

Kyanite in Quartz (Al2SiO5 in SiO2) — metamorphic

Kyanite in Quartz

Al2SiO5 in SiO2

Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion (Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock) — mineral

Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion

Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock

Marble (Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)

Quartzite Pebble (or River Agate/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (or River Agate/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Marble (Metamorphic carbonate rock (primarily recrystallized calcite, CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphic carbonate rock (primarily recrystallized calcite, CaCO3)

Marble (Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of recrystallized calcite, CaCO3, or dolomite)) — metamorphic

Marble

Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of recrystallized calcite, CaCO3, or dolomite)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Green Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Fuchsite or Chlorite variety)) — metamorphic

Green Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Fuchsite or Chlorite variety)

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

Epidote

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

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (high-carbon metamorphic rock)

Almandine Garnet (Iron aluminum silicate - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet

Iron aluminum silicate - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss