Unakite
Unakite (metamorphosed granitic rock)
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Browse sedimentary rock (metamorphosed) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unakite
Unakite (metamorphosed granitic rock)
Greenstone Pebbles (Basalt/Diabase)
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenstone)
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone)
Metamorphosed Siliciclastic Rock (SiO2)
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Greenstone
Greenschist (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic rock)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic rock)
Greenstone (Diabase or Metabasalt)
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Greenstone / Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock
Unakite
Unakite (metamorphosed granite)
Unakite
Unakite (Metamorphosed granite)
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Muscovite- or biotite-bearing schist; composition commonly quartz + mica ± feldspar
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Fossiliferous shale or slate with plant impressions
Carbonaceous mudstone/shale; possible fossil plant material (often fern-like impressions)
Quartz-bearing reddish metamorphic rock, possibly ferruginous quartzite or jasper vein
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides; likely quartzite or iron-rich jasper
Veined Quartzite Pebble (Heart-Shaped)
Metamorphosed quartz-rich sandstone with quartz veins
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite
Tentative: quartz arenite (sandstone) or quartzite; chiefly SiO₂
Quartzite
SiO2 (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-dominated lithic fragment; probable quartz sandstone (SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous quartzite
Ferruginous sandstone; possibly hematite/goethite-cemented quartzite
Rounded reddish-brown pebble
Likely ferruginous sandstone or iron-rich quartzite; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Tumbled brown river stone
Likely weathered iron-rich basalt, greenstone, or other mafic metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
SiO2 (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Pebble)
Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar banding
Polished Marble (likely Carrara-type with Iron oxides)
Metamorphosed Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or metasedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Quartzite with Milky Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich clastic rock
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) Rock
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Quartzite Pebble
Si02 (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)