Blue Quartz look-alikes
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of fibrous magnesioriebeckite or crocidolite
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Blue 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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Dumortierite Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with dumortierite inclusions
Also known as: Blue Quartz (if dumortierite is the inclusion)
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Also known as: Blue Lace Agate, Mohave Blue
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Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Also known as: Blue Sodalite
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Metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite
Also known as: Lapis
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