Yooperlite (Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yooperlite (Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (both are commonly referred to as 'jade'). Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6; Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Dendritic Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions like fuchsite or chlorite
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chromium-rich mica or chlorite inclusions)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal felsic extrusive rock
Blue Moss Agate / Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium or Manganese
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist
Lepidoblastic Mica Schist
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Albite/Oligoclase)
(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)
Mica Schist with Pyrite
Muscovite/Biotite Schist with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tiger's Eye (Brown/Dark variety)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
White Quartz Pebbles
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8, and Mica)