Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Quartz Pebble with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote/Chlorite inclusions
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine (specifically a carved crescent moon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Orange Aventurine (or Tumbled Carnelian)
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Natural Gemstone Cabochons (Ruby, Moonstone, Emerald, Citrine)
Ruby (Al2O3:Cr), Moonstone (KAlSi3O8), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6:Cr), Citrine (SiO2)
Quartz with Sulfide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic mineral inclusions
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusion of AlAl6BSi3O18
Orange Aventurine / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Blue Quartz (or Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Crocidolite or Dumortierite)
Quartz with Magnetite or Schorl inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3O4 or NaFe3(Al6)(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Basalt with Peridotite Xenolith
Mafic Igneous Rock with Peridotite Inclusion (Olivine-rich)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdule
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz with inclusion minerals (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Quartz with Schorl inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide (Black Tourmaline)
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite-bearing Quartz (SiO2 with Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Feldspar Group), (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)4O8)
Basalt with Quartz Infill
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Glacial Cobble with Granite Inclusion
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite containing Granitic Xenolith
Auriferous Quartz or Pyritic Ore
Iron Pyrite (FeS2) or Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Smoky Quartz with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Rutilated quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), containing rutile inclusions (TiO₂)
Blue Quartz (Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz-rich feldspathic pebble, possibly granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar aggregate, likely granite; dark inclusion may be biotite, hornblende, or iron-oxide staining
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)