Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse anthropogenic (man made product subject to geological processes) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Angel Aura Quartz (Treated Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Vaporized Silver and Platinum
Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly galena, hematite, or metallic slag
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Blue glassy cabochon, likely blue quartz or synthetic glass
Possibly dyed blue chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂); visual identification is inconclusive
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Malachite
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; a banded botryoidal copper carbonate specimen
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Human-processed soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition