Blue-green aventurine beads (likely dyed or treated quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; aventurine is quartz containing fine mineral inclusions
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Browse mineral (man made aura treatment) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue-green aventurine beads (likely dyed or treated quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; aventurine is quartz containing fine mineral inclusions
Tumbled yellowish quartz or chalcedony
Quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂
Tumbled banded tiger’s-eye
Quartz (SiO₂) with fibrous iron oxides, chiefly goethite and/or hematite
Tumbled pale-green quartz-like pebble
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly pale-green aventurine or prehnite; exact identification requires testing
Dyed Pink Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye additives
Polished dendritic agate (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Ruby (faceted gemstone in a ring)
Corundum, Al₂O₃; red color typically from trace chromium
Red agate-like polished stone (likely dyed chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly dyed quartz or glass imitation
Polished yellow chalcedony (likely lemon quartz/calcite alternative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Blue aventurine quartz (likely dyed or tumbled quartzite)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with blue coloration from inclusions or dye
Polished red-orange agate and pale porous mineral specimen
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); upper piece likely calcite or aragonite, but identification is uncertain from the image
Green tumbled agate (likely green chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Asphalt Pavement (with aggregate)
Asphalt concrete
Botryoidal calcite (likely calcite concretion)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Tumbled quartz pebble (likely milky quartz or chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony)
Tumbled carnelian (red-orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂
Carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange variety of chalcedony
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Polished turquoise sphere with purple matrix/inclusion
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate; approximate formula CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible agate banding
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled blue-gray chalcedony (likely common agate/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; possibly pale blue agate)
Dyed and polished agate pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate with blue dye
Tumbled black-and-white banded stone, likely onyx or agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably banded chalcedony/onyx
Fluorescent tumbled mineral specimen, likely calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), probable UV-fluorescent variety
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Yellow cabochon gemstone, likely citrine or yellow glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), if natural citrine; visual evidence is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or resin
Polished green-and-black banded cabochon (likely malachite imitation or dyed agate)
Uncertain; possible malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), banded agate (SiO₂), or man-made glass
Fossil shell fragment
Likely a fossilized brachiopod or bivalve; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)
Amorphous Solid (SiO2)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Titanium Quartz (Rough)
Titanium-included Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Tumbled yellow quartz, likely citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly citrine variety