Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Category
Browse man made glass (not a natural rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Pumice
Pumicite (fine-grained pumice), Scoria (similar origin but denser and darker, usually basaltic)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), amorphous SiO2 + impurities
Chert / Flint Nodule
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Scoria
Amygdaloidal Basalt / Vesicular Basalt
Fluorite-Gedrite in Quartz (Schist)
Fluorite (CaF2) with Gedrite in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix
Pumice
Pumicite
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2 variety)
Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)
Citrine Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Yellow Chert
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Jasper and Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite and Calcite
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Pink Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4) in Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium/Iron)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)