Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Category
Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Basalt or Andesite Xenolith in Granite or Quartzite
Silicate rock with contrasting xenolith/inclusion
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Milky quartz vein fragment (likely quartz with minor feldspar/mica)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly associated feldspar and mica
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond in Kimberlite Matrix (Diamond: C, Kimberlite: complex Potassic Peridotite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber (likely a small rough amber piece)
Fossilized plant resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive or vein quartz
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
SiO2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely rock crystal or low-grade milky quartz
Yellow-orange amber
Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral
Rutilated Quartz (with Garnet pendant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyritic Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss with Pyrite inclusions
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly massive milky quartz
Vesicular Basalt with Opal or Quartz
Vesicular Basalt (Amorphous SiO2.nH2O if Opal)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)