Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
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Browse biogenic material specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)
Chrysocolla-bearing rock (likely chrysocolla in quartz/limonite matrix)
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate: (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled tan stone, possibly sandstone or weathered limestone
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone or calcitic limestone
Tumbled white quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond)
Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)
Tumbled orange chalcedony or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible iron meteorite
Fe–Ni iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron-rich specimen
Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine-like quartz)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony or pale citrine
Tumbled chalcedony (likely pale agate or common opal)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly hydrated silica, SiO₂·nH₂O, if opal
Polished serpentine-rich stone
Serpentinite, primarily serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Tumbled sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diorite (Polished Tumble)
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely milky quartz–bearing quartzite or silica-rich chert; exact identification requires testing
Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement
Pink quartz-like tumbled stone (possibly dyed quartz or pink chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also fit dyed quartzite or pink chalcedony
Beaded blue-and-green gemstone jewelry
Likely dyed or treated chalcedony/agate and green aventurine or glass-like stone; exact identification requires testing
Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil oyster shell
Fossilized bivalve, likely an oyster (family Ostreidae); exact genus and age are indeterminable from the image
Serpentinite with carbonate and iron-oxide alteration
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite, calcite, and chromian minerals
Polished leopard skin jasper
Orbicular jasper/chert; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Faceted Gemstones (Mixed)
Various (e.g., Corundum, Beryl, Quartz, or synthetic equivalents)
Tumbled chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Polished greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)
Serpentine-group mineral aggregate, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate
Serpentinite (serpentinized ultramafic rock), possibly with chromite
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and chrysotile; commonly derived from peridotite or pyroxenite, with possible chromite and magnetite
Pink microcline feldspar (likely amazonite-type feldspar)
Microcline, KAlSi₃O₈ (potassium feldspar)
Quartz-veined metamorphic cobble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich metasedimentary rock; veins predominantly quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or chert
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite matrix; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Dendritic jasper (brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Biotite-rich schist with garnet-like inclusion
Mica schist; predominantly muscovite/biotite mica, quartz, and feldspar, with a possible garnet or weathered mafic fragment
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene
Sandstone Clast
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)