Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Category
Browse man made glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
Ferrochrome Slag
Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Brecciated jasper (likely red-and-cream jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; primarily cryptocrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony/quartz veining
Basalt
Basalt
Chert (Jasper Variant likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Metal Alloy (Jewelry)
Not a naturally occurring rock or mineral; likely a metal alloy for jewelry. Possible compositions include sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper), or other silver/gold alloys.
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Rose Quartz Carving
Quartum roseum (Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
Chert (variant: Flint)
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Smoky quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely smoky variety
Metallic Ornament / Jewelry
N/A - This is an artificial object, not a geological specimen.
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Polished greenstone/serpentine pebble (probable)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile); possible accessory olivine or chlorite
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Basalt
Basalt
Granite
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Sea Glass
Silica (SiO2) - Amorphous
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a flint/chalk-associated test
Echinoid fossil; likely a regular echinoid such as Echinocidaris or related taxon, composed mainly of recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Diabase / Dolerite
Land Snail Shell
Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Polished banded agate pendant
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)