Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Category
Browse man made byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or emerald) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; predominantly silica-rich, non-crystalline silicate glass
Fluorite (Purple Fluorite Egg)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Ironstone Concretion (Coprolite-like)
Goethite/Hematite Siderite Spheroid (FeCO3 or FeO(OH))
Costume Jewelry Gemstones (Emerald-imitation and semi-precious beads)
BeCuAl6Si6O18 (Beryl structure), frequently simulated by glass or synthetic spinel
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (NaAlSi2O6 or Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Obsidian
Obsidian
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Pink Orthoclase Feldspar with Dendrites
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Manganese Oxide dendrites
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Sandstone with Dendritic Manganese Oxides
Sandstone (SiO2 predominant) with Oxide Dendrites (MnO2)
Black stone bead bracelet
Likely black tourmaline (schorl), though identification is uncertain from the image
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Pink Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tiffany Stone
Bertrandite Fluorite (CaF2 + Be4Si2O7(OH)2)
Blue Dumortierite Quartz
AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite) within SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, approximately 70% or more)
Jasper with Manganese Dendrites
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions
Rough Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast)
Native Silver (Ag)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Polished black stone bead, possibly black obsidian
Likely obsidian (natural volcanic glass; composition chiefly silica-rich volcanic glass), but identification is uncertain from the image
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)