Greenschist
Chlorite schist
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Browse metamorphic or igneous with mineral inclusion specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite (Fe2O3)
Banded Agate (specifically Moss Agate or Plume Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone/Adularia)
Potassium aluminum silicate ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Agate (Varietal form of Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz / Quartz Tumble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals, primarily Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Pink Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Golden)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)