Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions, SiO2
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions, SiO2
Native Gold (in the form of jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green aventurine containing fuchsite mica or other chromium-bearing inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
(Na,Ca)8(Al,Si)12O24(S,SO4)(Cl)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian Arrowhead
Obsidian (volcanic glass) with Hematite inclusions
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Main mineral constituents: Muscovite/Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock with SiO2 vein inclusion)
Morganite (Pink Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Quartz pebble with iron staining
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Agate with Fossil/Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chalcedony and potential fossil inclusion
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite
Granite, primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (in a faceted jewelry setting)
Corundum (Al2O3) with trace Iron and Titanium
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Sapphire Rough (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Quartzite with Mafic Inclusion
Metamorphic Quartzite / Mafic Host Rock
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green inclusions
Red Aventurine (Strawberry Quartz / Sunstone Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly green quartzite/aventurine colored by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Black-veined pebble, likely basalt in a weathered host rock
Probable basaltic dike or vein in altered volcanic rock; exact identification requires testing
Milky quartz with possible feldspar
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly intergrown with feldspar
Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz / Celestite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)
Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dumortierite inclusions (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase or Oligoclase)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with microscopic inclusions