Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
Browse mineral (man made glass, not natural) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Adamantine Carbon (C)
Diamond
C (Pure Carbon)
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)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Natural Pearl (appearing in a jewelry setting)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 with Conchiolin
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Natural Carbon (C)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Pearl (Biogenic)
Nacre / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch
Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image
Diamond
Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Diamond (Cut and Polished)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Sandstone Pebble
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Blue-beaded gemstone jewelry, likely lapis lazuli or dyed blue agate
Uncertain from the image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or blue chalcedony (SiO₂)
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)