Weathered granitoid (likely granite or granodiorite)
Granite–granodiorite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Weathered granitoid (likely granite or granodiorite)
Granite–granodiorite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace impurities)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz (likely milky or included quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Alumina (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Garden Quartz (Phantom Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions (often Chlorite, Hematite, or Iron)
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz cabochon
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with chromium and vanadium impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gemstones (Emerald and Yellow Topaz or Citrine)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and Quartz (SiO2) or Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Pumice or vesicular volcanic rock
Pumice; predominantly volcanic glass (silica-rich, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic)
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored mainly by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Quartz vein with iron staining and dark sulfide/oxide minerals
Quartz (SiO₂), with probable iron oxides and unidentified dark sulfides
Red Quartzite / Ferruginous Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Quartzite with Epidote/Chlorite Inclusion
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with accessory silicate minerals)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Peach Moonstone
Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Smoky quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely smoky variety
Green Aventurine (likely)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsitemica inclusions
Granite with Mafic Inclusions
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Yooperlite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 within an igneous matrix)
Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Serpentinite with green serpentine inclusion
Serpentinite; serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile, with possible magnetite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2)O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with fuchsite inclusions; exact identification requires testing
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2