White quartz bead bracelet (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), usually microcrystalline or cloudy crystalline quartz
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Browse metamorphic (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
White quartz bead bracelet (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), usually microcrystalline or cloudy crystalline quartz
Beaded gemstone jewelry, likely carnelian and green aventurine
Carnelian: orange chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); green aventurine: quartz with fuchsite or other inclusions (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mixed gemstone bead bracelet
Likely rose quartz, amethyst, and possibly rhodonite or lepidolite beads
Black tourmaline bead bracelet, possibly mixed with smoky quartz or brown tourmaline
Schorl tourmaline, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄; exact beads cannot be confirmed visually
Stone bead bracelet
Unidentified polished natural-stone beads; possibly wood-grain jasper, agate, or serpentine
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Mixed quartz gemstone bead bracelet
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), in varieties including smoky quartz, amethyst, rutilated quartz, and possibly tourmalinated quartz
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
US Penny
Cuprum (Copper: Cu) and Zincum (Zinc: Zn) Alloy
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Blue Slag Glass
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
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
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Lapis lazuli and green-blue chalcedony jewelry
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-bearing metamorphic rock, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)S) with calcite and pyrite; second stone: likely chrysoprase or green-blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)