Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon agate or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-bearing jasper or chrysoprase-like chalcedony
Category
Browse man made byproduct (non geological) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon agate or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-bearing jasper or chrysoprase-like chalcedony
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Silicic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Asphalt Pavement (with aggregate)
Asphalt concrete
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Polished banded jasper (likely red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact variety uncertain
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Dolerite (Diabase)
Dolerite / Diabase
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Likely ironstone or ferruginous sandstone fragment
Iron-oxide-cemented sandstone; commonly quartz grains cemented by hematite/goethite (composition cannot be confirmed from the image)
Blue polished cabochon, likely dyed agate or chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Concretion or weathered iron-rich rock
Likely limonite/goethite-rich concretion; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
N/A (Non-Geological Object)
Green aventurine bead jewelry
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly with fuchsite or other mica inclusions
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)
Amorphous Solid (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)
Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Blue-green chrysocolla rough specimen
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; commonly associated with malachite, quartz, and limonite
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or quartz
Uncertain; possibly quartz (SiO₂), but the strong uniform brilliance and apparent molded/faceted form may indicate leaded glass or cubic zirconia
Galena (lead sulfide)
Galena, PbS
Flint (chert), likely a worked stone flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Carved red jasper bead (likely ceramic imitation)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact material uncertain from the image
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)