Blue Smelt Quartz look-alikes
Artificially colored quartz
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Blue Smelt Quartz. Below are documented look-alikes and the features that tell them apart. Never rely on a single feature. Always check multiple properties.
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Blue Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Also known as: Dumortierite Quartz, Siderite Quartz
Chalcedony (Blue)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Also known as: Blue Lace Agate, Mohave Blue
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Also known as: Blue Stone
Lapis Lazuli
Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, calcite, pyrite, etc.
Also known as: Blue Rock
Glass (Artificially colored)
Amorphous silica with colorants
Also known as: Slag glass, Cullet
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