Diamond
Carbon (C)
Category
Browse antropogenic (man made industrial byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gemstone bead necklace (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; precise identification is uncertain because the beads are blurred and metal settings obscure them
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Mixed polished gemstone and mineral collection
Primarily quartz varieties (SiO₂), plus probable aventurine, rose quartz, amethyst, agate, jasper, serpentine, feldspar, and possibly dyed or man-made glass pieces
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
US Penny
Cuprum (Copper: Cu) and Zincum (Zinc: Zn) Alloy
Polished white chalcedony or milky quartz pebble
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or a minor mineral inclusion
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
Sea Glass (Kelly Green)
Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Slag
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Basalt
Basalt
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue slag-like mineral specimen, possibly bornite or chalcopyrite
Tentatively bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Possible meteorite fragment
Undetermined; likely an iron-rich meteorite or meteorite-like slag fragment
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide impurities