Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Category
Browse antropogenic (man made glass byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Milky/River Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered sandstone or granitic rock fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Likely tumbled dark volcanic rock
Probably basalt or basaltic andesite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pale granite pebble (tentative identification)
Granite; a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz and feldspar, with minor mica or amphibole
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Cobble)
Arenite
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rough Diamond
Pure Carbon (C)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely) / Siliceous rock with quartz phenocrysts (if a rock fragment)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Emerald (Rough)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Pink Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered vuggy quartz-rich rock (probable silicified limestone or quartz breccia)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with calcite (CaCO₃), iron oxides, and minor clay minerals
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (with iron staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone