Quartz with Basalt inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mafic silicate rock
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz with Basalt inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mafic silicate rock
Quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions
Bicolor Quartz Tumble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide Inclusion/Staining
Tumbled yellow quartz (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; yellow color from trace iron or irradiation/heat-related coloration
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anyolite
Zoisite with Ruby and Tschermakite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + Al2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Moonstone (Tumbled)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), likely fuchsite-bearing aventurine
White quartz fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (White/Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz, Mica, and Tourmaline/Biotite)
Pegmatite
Dyed green stone cabochon pendant
Likely dyed green aventurine quartz or chrysoprase; exact identification requires testing
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Translucent quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the photograph
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink feldspar pebble (likely potassium feldspar)
Likely orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈; identification is uncertain from the image alone
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Red gemstone ring, possibly synthetic ruby or red glass
Unidentified red stone; ruby is corundum (Al₂O₃), but the image cannot confirm its identity
Milky quartz cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mixed quartz gemstone bead bracelet
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), in varieties including smoky quartz, amethyst, rutilated quartz, and possibly tourmalinated quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Rounded gray pebble, likely quartz-rich stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartzite or a weathered granitic pebble
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)