Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Category
Browse man made glass (not a natural rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Smooth river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; likely fine-grained quartz-rich sandstone, siltstone, or weathered chert
Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Green sea glass or green glass-like tumbled material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely anthropogenic soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beaded gemstone jewelry, likely carnelian and green aventurine
Carnelian: orange chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); green aventurine: quartz with fuchsite or other inclusions (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains
Sandstone
Arenite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Polished brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron oxides produce the brown coloration
Unidentified pale mineral or rock surface
Indeterminate from image; possibly a small quartz or feldspar grain
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Fossil Turtle Shell
Testudines carapace fossil
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Basalt
Basalt
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Diamond
Cubic carbon (C)
Quartz Druzy
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Mixed gemstone bead bracelet
Likely rose quartz, amethyst, and possibly rhodonite or lepidolite beads
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carved jasper bear figurine
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brecciated or orbicular jasper
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Small metallic-gold mineral fragment, possibly pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), if confirmed
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Aventurine quartz (SiO₂) or chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification requires testing
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)