Rock Identifier

Category

Man Made Byproduct (Often Mistaken For Obsidian Or Emerald)

Browse man made byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or emerald) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — Mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Mineral
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper") (Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — Sedimentary rock (specifically a chemical sedimentary rock, or a chert if considered purely mineral aggregate)

Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")

Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Sedimentary rock (specifically a chemical sedimentary rock, or a chert if considered purely mineral aggregate)
Agate (or Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz) — Mineral

Agate (or Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz

Mineral
Shale (possibly) (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale (possibly)

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

sedimentary
Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn) (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Mineral
Citrine (Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz) — mineral

Citrine

Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz

mineral
Jade (Jadeite or Nephrite (both are commonly referred to as 'jade'). Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6; Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.) — Mineral

Jade

Jadeite or Nephrite (both are commonly referred to as 'jade'). Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6; Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.

Mineral
Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)) — Mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)

Mineral
Granite (Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)

Igneous
Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Metamorphic
Quartz (on matrix) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (on matrix)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)

Mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Mineral
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining) (Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.) — Metamorphic or Sedimentary (with staining)

Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)

Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.

Metamorphic or Sedimentary (with staining)
Bismuth (Bismuth (Bi)) — Mineral

Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi)

Mineral
Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet) (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)

Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral
Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)

metamorphic
Chert (or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Himalayan Salt (Halite (mineral name), chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride). Generally, 'Himalayan Salt' is a trade name for evaporite minerals from specific regions.) — Mineral

Himalayan Salt

Halite (mineral name), chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride). Generally, 'Himalayan Salt' is a trade name for evaporite minerals from specific regions.

Mineral
Cockle Shell (Fossil or Recent) (Class Bivalvia, Family Cardiidae (e.g., Cerastoderma edule for common cockle)) — Sedimentary (Biogenic, a type of fossil)

Cockle Shell (Fossil or Recent)

Class Bivalvia, Family Cardiidae (e.g., Cerastoderma edule for common cockle)

Sedimentary (Biogenic, a type of fossil)
Prehnite with Epidote inclusions (Prehnite: Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2; Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — Mineral

Prehnite with Epidote inclusions

Prehnite: Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2; Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Mineral
Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Mineral
Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Mineral
Pyrite (Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (FeS2)

Mineral
Rose Quartz (Rose Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral
Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

mineral
Aquamarine and clear quartz (Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Aquamarine and clear quartz

Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Sandstone (Sandstone (various mineral compositions)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (various mineral compositions)

Sedimentary
Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Mineral
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation) — Sedimentary Rock

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation

Sedimentary Rock
Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide) (Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))) — Mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))

Mineral
Jade (likely Jadeite) (Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)) — Mineral

Jade (likely Jadeite)

Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)

Mineral
Quartz (milky quartz variety) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (milky quartz variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Citrine (Quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Citrine

Quartz (SiO₂)

mineral
Quartz (Crystal/Druzy Quartz) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (Crystal/Druzy Quartz)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Mineral
Quartz (River-worn Pebble) (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (River-worn Pebble)

Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral
Peridot (Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — Mineral

Peridot

Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Mineral
Diamond (Diamond (pure carbon; C)) — Mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure carbon; C)

Mineral