"Metamorphic Rock Specimens"

Gray to white metamorphosed carbonate rock.

Fine crystalline, pure calcite.

Pink and gray bands, with biotite; shows good foliation.

Slaty metamorphic rock containing hematite giving it its red color.

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A textbook example of pure crystalline carbon which is extermely soft.

Quartzite is hard, non-foliated rock formed from metamorphosed quartz sandstones.

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Slaty cleavage; contains hematite.

Lustrous, black 'hard coal'.

Dark-green 'verde antique', containing some chlorite and calcite.