Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Category
Browse anthropogenic (man made artifact) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Gray flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Worked chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂
Chert Nodule (Commonly known as a Flint or River Cobble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Rounded metallic-looking pebble, likely iron-rich rock or slag
Uncertain; possible limonite/goethite-rich ironstone, hematite-bearing material, or industrial slag
Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone
Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)
Gray flint/chert flake or tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Dark fine-grained stone, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with minor olivine and iron oxides
Polished black stone, possibly basalt or black obsidian
Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase and pyroxene) or volcanic glass (obsidian; rhyolitic composition)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Tan/Buff Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Weathered chert or novaculite (flaked stone tool/fragment possible)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); likely chert, possibly Arkansas novaculite
Chert (likely a small flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); the flake-like shape alone does not establish whether it is naturally fractured or worked
Flint or chert knapped tool/flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint
Quartz (worked as a tool or artifact)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper / Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert or flint fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with cryptocrystalline quartz
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint Nobule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Iron-Stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dark flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)