Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse man made metamorphic style composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Muscovite or Biotite)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Rough Diamond
Pure Carbon (C)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Raw green aventurine (likely quartzite)
Quartz-rich quartzite, chiefly microcrystalline SiO₂ with green mica/fuchsite or chlorite
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely blue-gray agate)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Sandstone (with iron staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone