Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Category
Browse mineral (man made aura treatment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Blue calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Kidney Stone (Calcium Oxalate / Uric Acid)
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate (Whewellite) / Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate (Weddellite)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
Blue chalcedony (likely common blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; potentially microcrystalline chalcedony
Tumbled yellow quartz, likely citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly citrine variety
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities
Tumbled black-and-white banded stone, likely onyx or agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably banded chalcedony/onyx
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil shell fragment
Likely a fossilized brachiopod or bivalve; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dyed Pink Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye additives
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Botryoidal calcite (likely calcite concretion)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a red-orange variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)
Polished pink banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Dyed Quartz / Rose Quartz Imitation
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Calcite specimen
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), likely botryoidal or drusy calcite
Honey calcite (likely)
Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Calcite crystal cluster (dogtooth/saddle calcite)
Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Polished pink-and-white quartz bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), likely rose quartz and milky quartz; some orange beads may be iron-stained quartz or pale carnelian
Polished amethyst pyramid
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pink Himalayan Salt Rock (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Amethyst and clear gemstone ring
Amethyst (purple quartz, SiO₂), likely set with colorless quartz or glass accents
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Peacock Ore (Treated Chalcopyrite)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2) coated with oxides