Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Rutile)
Prase or Green Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with actinolite or chlorite inclusions)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Garnet inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Lapis Lazuli
Tectosilicate (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicate Mineral), SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions
Red Jasper (possibly Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Green Adventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety) - SiO₂ with Fuchsite inclusions
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Yellow Jasper (within host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F (Calcium Fluorophosphate)
Smoky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Blue Aventurine
Quartzite with Dumortierite inclusions (SiO2 + Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rutilated Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Epidote/Tourmaline inclusions
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 (Quartz) with TiO2 (Rutile inclusions)
Peach Selenite / Orange Gypsum
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Vesicular Basalt with Xenocrysts
Mafic Igneous Plutonic/Extrusive Complex
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Golden Healer Quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)