Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
Browse mineral (man made glass, not natural) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Adamantine Carbon (C)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Amethyst bead bracelet
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), with likely dyed or heat-treated agate/carnelian beads
Exposed aggregate concrete (stone-chip surface)
Portland-cement concrete containing natural aggregate; not a natural rock
Blue gemstone bead bracelet, likely lapis lazuli or dyed stone
Uncertain from image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or dyed quartz/glass imitation
Polished stromatolite (likely fossilized microbial mat)
Fossil stromatolite; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly replacing carbonate
Inlaid stone ring (likely jasper or agate)
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂), possibly jasper, with decorative mineral inlays
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Diamond
C (Pure Carbon)
Natural Pearl (appearing in a jewelry setting)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 with Conchiolin
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Flaked stone projectile point
Likely worked chert or fine-grained silicified shale; exact lithology cannot be confirmed from the image
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Pearl (Biogenic)
Nacre / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue calcite or dyed stone
Probably calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Chalcedony / milky quartz flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly a worked quartzite or chert fragment
Beaded blue-and-green gemstone jewelry
Likely dyed or treated chalcedony/agate and green aventurine or glass-like stone; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch
Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Sandstone Pebble
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Polished rutilated quartz cabochon
Quartz (SiO₂) with rutile inclusions (TiO₂)
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine colored by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Obsidian (likely snowflake or banded variety)
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Rounded pink granite cobble
Granite, chiefly quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase–biotite
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Polished dendritic agate cabochon (likely agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian cabochon pendant
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), synthetic laboratory-grown crystal
Fossil or modern bivalve shell
Calcium carbonate shell, likely aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined from the image
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)